Sahara Desert teemed with life during African Humid Period. Scientists have reconstructed the genetic profile of a population ...

About 7,000 years ago, in the Sahara, two women were buried in a rock shelter in what is now southwestern Libya. At the time, ...

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...

Their lineage remained isolated throughout most of its existence before the Sahara again became uninhabitable. At the end of ...

Steve Lake envisions a zoo no more than 25 acres, with animals that could withstand the region’s extreme summer temperatures.

Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green ...

Does hearing the name Egypt conjure images of pyramids, desert sands, and camel rides in your mind ... (Photo Credit: Norwegian Cruise Line) Giraffes, the African elephant, the African wild dog, the ...

An international team has sequenced the first ancient genomes from the so-called Green Sahara, a period when the largest desert in the world temporarily turned into a humid savanna-like environment.

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum features 1,200 local plant ... Meander along the winding paths through Pangani Forest and encounter African animals at every turn. The Animal Kingdom Lodge also ...

African elephants have wrinkles to retain water and prevent dehydration while traversing the African Savanna. Asian elephants do not have this concern, as they live in more tropical and wet climates.

Archeological evidence indicates that these people were pastoralists, herding domesticated animals ... 5,000 years ago when the African Humid Period ended and the desert returned, traces of ...