Discover how the vast expanses of the Sahara are being transformed into colossal hubs of solar energy. This feature explores the cutting-edge solar power plants sprawling across the desert landscape, ...

Located in north-west Africa, just 140 kilometers from the Canary Islands, Western Sahara is a desert landscape with an arid climate. Since 1973, the POLISARIO liberation front has been fighting ...

The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African ...

Radioactive dust left over from Cold War Nuclear experiments is still wafting through European air, new research finds.

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The results suggest that the radioactive dust originated in Algeria's Reggane region, but its plutonium levels didn't match ...

The Largest Hot Desert When imagining the vastness of the world, the Sahara Desert often stands out. 2 million square ...

The Sahel region is a geographical belt in Africa that stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, between the Sahara ...

Emile Leray is already a seasoned automotive adventurer when he sets out from the Moroccan city of Tantan to cross the Western Sahara in his trusty Citroën 2CV. His target is Zagora, approximately 400 ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...