Researchers studied the DNA of two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals excavated in the Takarkori rock shelter in ...

Located in Egypt 's Western Desert, the Siwa Oasis is famous for its natural springs and salt lakes. It is also home to the ...

The genomes of two women who lived 7,000 years ago in the Sahara when it was a green savannah reveal a remarkably isolated population.

The desert covers over 3.3 million square miles, which means it's roughly the same size as the entire United States.

Aridification, when a region becomes gradually and increasingly drier, turned the once lush oasis into the Sahara desert known today. Using genomic analysis, the researchers found that the North ...