The Sahara may look empty, but its harsh climate, vanishing water, shifting sands, and turbulent history explain why life there is so rare and why this vast desert remains one of the most unique ...

The Sahara Desert is one of the driest areas in the world. It gets just 3 inches of precipitation per year — one-tenth of the amount of Chicago’s rain, sleet and snow. But by the second half of the ...

The Sahara today is shorthand for desolation, a vast belt of sand and rock that helps define the climate of an entire ...