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History: How did Palm Springs get its name?
"It is said by civic leaders that the installation of the trees along Palm Canyon drive will do more for the appearance of the town than any other single thing in many years .." ...
Egypt’s tourism push puts pristine Red Sea beach at risk, say environmentalists
Ras Hankorab Beach, a pristine spot on southern Egypt's Red Sea coast with crystal clear waters and flat white sands, is the ...
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Incredible plan to green the desert of Egypt
Egypt has experienced rapid population growth ... it could unload the Egyptian cities. Now it is a barren desert, crisscrossed by mountains. But once in its place was a green oasis with lush ...
Egypt’s tourism boost risks ruining country’s beaches forever, campaigners warn
Environmentalists warn that even light construction on the beach would destroy one of Egypt’s last untouched marine ...
‘My son was killed in front of my eyes. Three bullets in his chest’: Patrick Freyne in Chad’s desert camps
An unforgiving conflict between rival military factions has killed 150,000 people. Another 12 million people are displaced, ...
Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener past
That’s largely the case today, but 7,000 years ago the vast desert was an altogether different place: a verdant world of ...
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DNA From 7,000-Year-Old Mummies Reveals Lost Society From Sahara
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, ...
'Size of 150 pyramids': A forgotten disaster is pushing Earth’s mantle upward
The Aral Sea's disappearance displaced 1.1 billion tons of water, causing Earth’s mantle to rise. A silent, human-made shift ...
Archaeologists Dug Under an Ancient Greek City—and Found a 3,500-Year-Old Egyptian Settlement
On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...
Here’s a look at Passover traditions that begin at sundown April 12
The Jewish holiday of Passover begins Saturday, April 12 at sundown and goes until nightfall on Sunday, April 20. There are ...