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The True Scale Of The Richat Structure Was Only Fully Appreciated When Humans Started Traveling Into SpaceThe Richat structure, viewed from above. A circular feature peaks out through the Sahara desert.

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The True Scale Of The Richat Structure Was Only Fully Appreciated When Humans Started Traveling Into SpaceThe Richat structure, viewed from above. A circular feature peaks out through the Sahara desert.
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The True Scale Of The Richat Structure Was Only Fully Appreciated When Humans Started Traveling Into Space

clock-iconApril 29, 2026
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Where Camels Fear To Go: 200 Skeletons Were Discovered At A Prehistoric Cemetery In The Sahara DesertAerial view of the Gobero archaeological site in Central Niger, Africa.

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Where Camels Fear To Go: 200 Skeletons Were Discovered At A Prehistoric Cemetery In The Sahara DesertAerial view of the Gobero archaeological site in Central Niger, Africa.
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Where Camels Fear To Go: 200 Skeletons Were Discovered At A Prehistoric Cemetery In The Sahara Desert

clock-iconMarch 21, 2026

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Ancient Crater Lakes Rewrite Saharan Climate History, And Possibly Civilization’s OriginsThe Era Kohor crater dried out well before a counterpart on the other side of the Tibesti Mountains, in contrast to expectations and overturning thoughts about the source of the region's ancient rains

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Ancient Crater Lakes Rewrite Saharan Climate History, And Possibly Civilization’s OriginsThe Era Kohor crater dried out well before a counterpart on the other side of the Tibesti Mountains, in contrast to expectations and overturning thoughts about the source of the region's ancient rains
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Ancient Crater Lakes Rewrite Saharan Climate History, And Possibly Civilization’s Origins

clock-iconAugust 18, 2025
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Sun Filtered By Dust In Florida As Haboob The Size Of 48 States Approaches The USA giant haboob in the Arizona desert.

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Sun Filtered By Dust In Florida As Haboob The Size Of 48 States Approaches The USA giant haboob in the Arizona desert.
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Sun Filtered By Dust In Florida As Haboob The Size Of 48 States Approaches The US

clock-iconJune 4, 2025
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Previously Unknown Human Lineage Lived In The Sahara When It Was GreenA 7,000-year-old mummy from the Green Sahara

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Previously Unknown Human Lineage Lived In The Sahara When It Was GreenA 7,000-year-old mummy from the Green Sahara
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Previously Unknown Human Lineage Lived In The Sahara When It Was Green

clock-iconApril 4, 2025
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The Sahara Desert Isn’t As Sandy As You Think It Islarge sand dunes against a blue sky

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The Sahara Desert Isn’t As Sandy As You Think It Islarge sand dunes against a blue sky
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The Sahara Desert Isn’t As Sandy As You Think It Is

clock-iconMarch 18, 2025
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The World’s Biggest Space Rock Was Found – And Lost – In The Sahara In 1916. Did It Ever Exist?The Chinguetta meteorite famusly know a the "iron hill" was allegedly found in the Sahara in 2016.

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The World’s Biggest Space Rock Was Found – And Lost – In The Sahara In 1916. Did It Ever Exist?The Chinguetta meteorite famusly know a the "iron hill" was allegedly found in the Sahara in 2016.
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The World’s Biggest Space Rock Was Found – And Lost – In The Sahara In 1916. Did It Ever Exist?

clock-iconMarch 4, 2024
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Rare Yellow Desert Glass Was Created By A Meteorite ImpactA yellow piece of glass on a white background

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Rare Yellow Desert Glass Was Created By A Meteorite ImpactA yellow piece of glass on a white background
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Rare Yellow Desert Glass Was Created By A Meteorite Impact

clock-iconNovember 24, 2023
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Why Are The Earth's Deserts... You Know... Like That?Photograph of person sprawled on their back in a sandy desert

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Why Are The Earth's Deserts... You Know... Like That?Photograph of person sprawled on their back in a sandy desert
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Why Are The Earth's Deserts... You Know... Like That?

clock-iconNovember 13, 2023
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The Bizarre Plan To Use Nuclear Bombs To Create An Inland Sea In The SaharaMap of northern Africa showing the Sahara desert

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The Bizarre Plan To Use Nuclear Bombs To Create An Inland Sea In The SaharaMap of northern Africa showing the Sahara desert
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The Bizarre Plan To Use Nuclear Bombs To Create An Inland Sea In The Sahara

clock-iconApril 10, 2023
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Ice Sparkles On The Sahara For Only The Fourth Time In 42 Yearsarticle image

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Ice Sparkles On The Sahara For Only The Fourth Time In 42 Yearsarticle image
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Ice Sparkles On The Sahara For Only The Fourth Time In 42 Years

clock-iconJanuary 22, 2021
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Biggest Saharan Dust Cloud In Decades Hits The USarticle image

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Biggest Saharan Dust Cloud In Decades Hits The USarticle image
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Biggest Saharan Dust Cloud In Decades Hits The US

clock-iconJune 25, 2020

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Fish Was Once The Go-To Meal For People In The Saharaarticle image

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Fish Was Once The Go-To Meal For People In The Saharaarticle image
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Fish Was Once The Go-To Meal For People In The Sahara

clock-iconFebruary 20, 2020
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The Western Sahara Is Covered With Mysterious Ancient Stone Monumentsarticle image

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The Western Sahara Is Covered With Mysterious Ancient Stone Monumentsarticle image
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The Western Sahara Is Covered With Mysterious Ancient Stone Monuments

clock-iconFebruary 5, 2019
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Bizarre Snow Phenomenon Leaves Europe Looking Like Marsarticle image

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Bizarre Snow Phenomenon Leaves Europe Looking Like Marsarticle image
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Bizarre Snow Phenomenon Leaves Europe Looking Like Mars

clock-iconMarch 26, 2018