The third-largest Canary Island is often overlooked by the insatiably popular Tenerife, despite its impressive 400 hectare ...

A new paper reveals what lies ahead for the fastest-warming region on Earth. In 2024, the global average air temperature ...

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Since the “Saharan Gold Rush” in the 1990s, one researcher has been fighting for the North African country’s contributions to ...

In October 2023, Zhang brought Juncao grass seeds to Mauritania from a field in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. He conducted comparative experiments on irrigation, fertilization, planting ...

A new study by BirdLife Greece shows that climate change is making bird migration more dangerous A new study published by the ...

A new review paper, led by NSIDC senior research scientist Julienne Stroeve and published in Science on February 6, 2025, ...

Africa is often synonymous with its drylands that cover two-thirds of the continent. Relief is brought through rainfall ...

Saharan sand contains radioactive isotopes of plutonium and cesium that can be transported from the great African desert to ...

The Earth's climate is in a constant state of change based on its position relative to the sun. This relationship means that ...

An international team of climate scientists has found that dust brought to parts of Europe in 2022 from the Saharan desert ...

Home to one of the most diverse and vibrant people in the world, this landlocked country covers nearly 500,000 square miles ...