JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 11, 2025 (ENS) – Sub-Saharan Africa has lost 24 percent of its biodiversity since pre-industrial times, and large mammals have declined the most, finds new ...

New research suggests the Saharan Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, could see up to 75% more rainfall by the end of the century, a stunning shift driven by rising global temperatures and ...

You’ll find a lot more sand than trees in the Sahara Desert, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally crop up. Here’s the story of the Tree of Ténéré, as well as a couple other famous trees found ...

UIC researchers predict that the Sahara Desert could see up to 75% more rain by the end of this century due to rising global temperatures. Using 40 climate models, the team found widespread ...

As the Saharan sun rose on my waylaid team, one morning in September 2022, it seemed to burn with particular intensity. For nearly three weeks we’d been holed up in a mud-walled compound in the oasis ...

A new story map, Trans-Saharan Route Then and Now, traces this evolution across key nodes — from the Central to the Western and Eastern Trans Sahara Migration Corridor — highlighting how the economic ...

Not much cooking in the tropics right now as we approach the peak of hurricane season. As we look out, we've got *** front right here that of course we need to keep *** close eye on, but the model's ...

On average, a new plume or layer arrives in the Western Hemisphere about once a week or every other week, but their density can significantly vary. The Saharan Desert lifts dust from spring to fall, ...

A satellite image from Monday, July 21 shows the Saharan Air Layer over the Atlantic Ocean. Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies / University of Wisconsin-Madison A tropical wave ...

Whether it be due to the fresh tan on your shoulders, or the easygoing nature of the season, sunsets tend to feel all the more magical in the summer. And this week, folks may have even more of a ...