A new study reveals that a distinct North African human lineage lived in the Central Sahara over 7,000 years ago, during the ...

Their analyses revealed the green Sahara individuals likely branched off from the ancestors of sub-Saharan Africans roughly ...

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

Prepare yourselves for what could be another active hurricane season this year, according to an early forecast issued this week.

Join presenter, Chioma, for an introduction to the physical geography of the continent of Africa, from the Sahara Desert in the north, to the Cape region in the south. Join presenter, Chioma, as she ...

Seven videos exploring the human and physical geography of the continent of Africa.

The mission of the Department of Physical Geography is to be at the forefront of research in Earth Surface Dynamics. Our knowledge and understanding of Earth’s continental and coastal systems ...

Credit: Aggeliki Tsiona / Unsplash The European continent is not known for its deserts. Stereotypically, one tends to think of the Sahara or the Arabian desert. However, Greece has a desert of its own ...

A rare new species of two-clawed dinosaur has been discovered by scientists in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The species, named Duonychus tsogtbaatari, was unique within a group of dinosaurs called ...

If you weren’t able to make it to one of those thrilling events, Diamond In The Desert is more than just the next best thing; Zimmer and director Paul Dugdale have turned his stage act into an ...

Such a thing happened not too long ago in Africa, where, for a brief time, the Sahara desert reverted back to a lush grassland. Today we're exploring all the various factors that led to the Sahara ...