The Sahara is, perhaps, one of the most mysterious places on the planet. Not only is it the world's largest hot desert, but ...

This illustration shows the dinosaur Spinosaurus mirabilis standing at water's edge over a carcass of the coelacanth Mawsonia some 95 million years ago in what is now the Sahara Desert in Niger. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists are excited over a recent discovery of "black mesas" in the Sahara desert that appear to be hundreds of millions of ...

Libya’s Great Man-Made River carries ancient fossil water through 4,000 km of pipelines, supplying cities and farms while ...

A group of scientists recently announced that they had discovered a new species of dinosaur, Spinosaurus mirabilis, in the Sahara Desert Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at ...

CHICAGO -- During a journey that could be the plot of an adventure novel, paleontologists discovered the fossils of a new dinosaur species in the vast Sahara Desert. "It was the expedition of a ...

The Sahara Desert in Morocco offers breathtaking beauty, but travelers often face a gap between the dream and reality. While camel treks, stargazing, and luxury camps can be magical, many tours feel ...

Every year a small songbird, no heavier than a letter, crosses the Sahara Desert, the Mediterranean and the Arabian Desert on ...

Scientists are excited over a recent discovery of "black mesas" in the Sahara desert that appear to be hundreds of millions of years old. The are was discovered in the southern Mauritania region of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paleontologist Paul Sereno with a skull cast of the Spinosaurus mirabilis. “This find was so sudden and amazing," said Paul Sereno ...