Every day, nearly 100,000 pounds of meteoritic matter enters Earth's atmosphere, but in the Mauritanian desert, herders have ...

Mauritania isn’t typically a major tourist destination. But its only railway has recently become the subject of a viral ...

The desert covers over 3.3 million square miles, which means it's roughly the same size as the entire United States.

She reports on justice and human rights issues. Contact her at [email protected] The Sahara desert, once lush and green, during a time between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago ...

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with pickaxes - and risking their lives in search of precious treasure.

CHINGUETTI, Mauritania (AP ... rather than areas deep in the Sahara Desert. Still, in Chinguetti, a changing climate is ushering in many of the consequences that officials have warned about.

Mauritania’s Iron Ore Train stretches across the Sahara Desert, offering an adventurous yet difficult 18-hour journey. With its cargo of iron ore, the train becomes a unique ride for locals and ...

Turns out, however, that a surprising proportion of the world’s largest hot desert isn’t actually sandy at all. Just 25 percent of the Sahara’s surface is covered by sand. We say “just ...

The Mauritania Iron Ore Train ride is a 17-hour free train ride across a barren stretch of the Sahara and has become ... as well as locals living in desert communities. Some of the most popular ...

Sahara Desert, Once Lush and Green, Was Home to Mysterious Human Lineage By Will Dunham (Reuters) -The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of ...

The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans parts of 11 countries and covers an area comparable to China or the United ...