Researchers believe rainfall and flooding changed the landscape of the arid desert to a green area some 8,000 years ago.

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

The Empty Quarter (Rub’ al-Khali), the vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula, was not always an arid landscape. A recent study ...

The discovery of Green Arabia not only reshapes our understanding of ancient climates but may also solve one of humanity’s greatest mysteries.

One of the world's largest deserts was once home to a vast lake and river system, an international team revealed in research ...

Mineral deposits in limestone caves in Saudi Arabia show that the now arid Saharo-Arabian Desert experienced increased ...

Mineral formations in caves reveal recurring periods of humidity in the Arabian Desert over the last 8 million years.

Rolling grasslands stretched across the peninsula, dotted with lakes and wetlands where herds of elephants, gazelles, and ...

Fossil evidence shows existence of elephants, giraffes, and crocodiles thriving in environments rich in rivers and lakes.

Ancient rivers and lakes lie beneath Arabia’s harshest desert, revealing a lush, forgotten world once shaped by monsoons and ...

The Saudi Heritage Commission has unveiled new evidence of recurrent humid periods that shaped the Arabian Peninsula’s ...

One of the world's largest deserts was once home to avast lake and river system, an international team revealed in research published ...