Bushfires are deadly, they can break out in the blink of an eye and last for days in the vast desert of Mauritania.

Once seen as a barren wasteland, the Sahara Desert is being reshaped into fertile farmland. This video explores the groundbreaking projects turning sand into soil and desert into opportunity.

In a Maghreb growing increasingly thirsty, water is no longer just a resource: it has become a diagnostic tool for our shared vulnerabilities, a marker of regional tensions, and perhaps — if we choose ...

Deserts are often dismissed as too harsh, too barren, too empty to be worth exploring, and that might be the greatest misconception in global travel. What travelers label “nothingness” is, in reality, ...

Scientists are excited over a recent discovery of "black mesas" in the Sahara desert that appear to be hundreds of millions ...

Morocco now produces more meteorite discoveries than anywhere on Earth, with some Martian and lunar fragments selling for millions of dollars. The government legalized meteorite exports in 2020, ...

You’ll find a lot more sand than trees in the Sahara Desert, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally crop up. Here’s the story of the Tree of Ténéré, as well as a couple other famous trees found ...

UIC researchers predict that the Sahara Desert could see up to 75% more rain by the end of this century due to rising global temperatures. Using 40 climate models, the team found widespread ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Almost invisibly to most Americans, Morocco has won an important victory in its ...

Faith Lutheran already had plenty of bulletin board material heading into its first-round matchup of the 5A Southern Region Playoffs against Desert Oasis. Earlier in the season, the Crusaders lost a ...

The Jeep Wrangler is easily one of the most recognizable SUVs in the world, and there’s a trim level for practically everyone. The Wrangler Sahara, which blends everyday usability with genuine ...