The African humid period reveals how northern Africa was dramatically wetter during the late Pleistocene and Holocene geologic epochs, when much of the Sahara desert was covered by grasses, trees and ...

Discovery and scale of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer SystemLibya’s Great Man-Made River and its water supply impactGlobal ...

WASHINGTON — A tiny woman and two children were laid to rest on a bed of flowers 5,000 years ago in what is now the barren Sahara Desert. The slender arms of the youngsters were still extended to the ...

In a vividly told work that conveys salt’s significance to taste, trade, growing things, and more, Zunon (Bottle Tops) traces the route taken by young narrator Malik: “My ábba is a trader, leading an ...