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Saudi Arabia's vast desert was once a lush, green paradise
A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.
Study reveals 8 million years of 'Green Arabia'
A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and ...
Ancient lakes and rivers unearthed in Arabia's vast desert
The desert that we see today in Arabia was once a region that repeatedly underwent "green" periods in the past, as a result ...
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Saudi Arabia Unveils 8-Million-Year-Old Longest Climate Record
The Saudi Heritage Commission has unveiled new evidence of recurrent humid periods that shaped the Arabian Peninsula’s ...
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Research reveals ‘Green Arabia’ once filled Saharo-Arabian Desert with rivers and lakes
Based on a climatic record from desert speleothems, researchers show recurrent humid intervals in the central Arabian interior over the past 8 million years. (Paul Breeze/The Green Arabia Project) (CN ...
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Arabia’s Desert once had lakes, rivers, and rainforest-like weather, study finds
The Arabian Desert, known today as one of the driest places on Earth, was once full of lakes, rivers, and green landscapes.
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8 million years of 'Green Arabia'
A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over a period of 8 million years, allowing for the occupation and ...