Its bite can lead to paralysis or death without antivenom. The African Lion, powerful and fast, is one of the desert’s top predators. A lion’s attack can be fatal to both prey and humans.

The Sahara Desert wasn’t always a barren wasteland—evidence suggests it was once home to lush vegetation, rivers, and thriving wildlife. Scientists are uncovering traces of this lost ecosystem, ...

“Ever since the first time I visited, I’ve been in love with the Sahara. That was in Morocco ... the importance of preserving these forgotten animals. It’s especially key in the context ...

Many think dinosaurs first emerged on land well south of the equator that now forms part of Argentina and Zimbabwe, but they may have actually arisen in tougher conditions near the equator ...

the world’s largest tropical desert, the Sahara, has suffered a catastrophic decline in megafauna”, the authors concluded. Durant et al. (2013). Animals like the Addax antelope, the Dama ...

The Sahara Desert was once part of the ocean ... There’s a good chance that humans and domesticated farm animals played a large part. Based on sediment and pollen records, it seems that every ...

David Mattingly heads a team of scholars on the Desert Migrations Project, whose work takes us to prehistory. They are time travelers who use four-wheel-drive vehicles to navigate the Sahara ...

When you think of places that are perfectly suited for solar energy, deserts often come to mind. After all, these areas ...

The film was shot close to the Moroccan villages of Erfoud and Merzouga in the Sahara Desert close to the Algerian border and Belgium over the summer of 2024. As with all of Maistre’s productions, the ...