Northern Africa's Sahara Desert Might Have Formed 7 Million Years Ago

Northern Africa's Sahara Desert Might Have Formed 7 Million Years Ago

Study finds evidence the Sahara desert is twice as old as assumed, formed when an ancient sea started to shrink

Sahara Reveals Beautiful Cloud Bands in New Satellite Photo

Sahara Reveals Beautiful Cloud Bands in New Satellite Photo

North is to the right in this highly-oblique image

ECS Presents the “NonStop” Motherboard Series

ECS Presents the “NonStop” Motherboard Series

They promise they’ll bother to test each motherboard for three days before selling

Uncommon, Amazing Lake in the Sahara Photographed

Uncommon, Amazing Lake in the Sahara Photographed

The landscape feature was recently imaged from Earth's orbit

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 21st, 2010
Sahara Provides Clues on Earth's Future

Sahara Provides Clues on Earth's Future

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 25th, 2010
Huge Lake Existed at the Heart of Sahara

Huge Lake Existed at the Heart of Sahara

  • Nature
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • November 12th, 2010
Southern Europe Is African Soil

Southern Europe Is African Soil

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 10th, 2009
Rain Favored Humans Leaving Sahara

Rain Favored Humans Leaving Sahara

The desert saw bouts of humidity at the time

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 24th, 2009
6,000-Mile Wall to Contain Sahara Proposed

6,000-Mile Wall to Contain Sahara Proposed

An architect presented the proposal at the TED Global conference

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 17th, 2008
Sahara Reveals Two New Species of Dinosaurs

Sahara Reveals Two New Species of Dinosaurs

British and Moroccan scientists were behind the new discovery

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 15th, 2008
Water Guided Homo Sapiens Out Of Africa

Water Guided Homo Sapiens Out Of Africa

A network of ancient channels offered a safe route out of the sands

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 6th, 2008
The Aerosols Responsible for Drought in Sahara Identified

The Aerosols Responsible for Drought in Sahara Identified

Spanish researchers identified two tiny dust specs that bind to water

  • Nature
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • May 9th, 2008
Sahara Took 3,000 Years to Form

Sahara Took 3,000 Years to Form

Not several centuries as previously believed

  • Sci Pry
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • April 11th, 2008
A Wonder of Sahara: Mzab

A Wonder of Sahara: Mzab

The country of dates and sunlight

 
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