The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution backing Morocco’s claim to the disputed Western Sahara.

As the Saharan sun rose on my waylaid team, one morning in September 2022, it seemed to burn with particular intensity. For nearly three weeks we’d been holed up in a mud-walled compound in the oasis ...

The Namib, believed to be over 55 million years old, is one of the oldest deserts on Earth. Its iconic red dunes at ...

“Greatest sunset ever,” Turek said when the light had finally died. The rain, which had been stalking us on the savanna, was now in full flow. It followed us back to the lodge, and by the time we got ...

CAIRO (Jared Collins/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Researchers have discovered two meteorites in the Sahara Desert that they believe may have originated from Mercury. Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, ...

In desert ecosystems, plant species coexist by growing and flowering at different times, cued by rainfall and other triggers. This diversity strengthens community stability. The invasive Sahara ...

Amid reports that some tribal members across the country have been questioned about their citizenship by ICE, one desert tribe issued an alert to members. The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians ...

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Coachella Valley Water District and Desert Water Agency have agreed to settle two long running water rights lawsuits, which the three parties said in a news ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States. The ...

Dust from the Sahara Desert is currently moving across the Atlantic Ocean, which could make skies in the South hazy during early June. The Sahara Desert in North Africa spans more than 3.5 million ...

Clouds of dust drifting from the Sahara Desert over the Atlantic Ocean could make for unusual-looking sunrises and sunsets, as well as potentially drier weather, over Florida and parts of the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Sahara Desert is the world's largest hot desert and third-largest desert overall behind Antarctica and the Arctic. The Sahara spans over 3.5 million square miles across North ...