The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans ...

Ancient genomes from Libya’s Takarkori shelter have provided new insights into the genetic history of the Green Sahara.

Between 5,000 and 14,000 years ago, the Sahara Desert looked nothing like it does today. It was lush and green, with lakes and rivers supporting a variety of animals—including humans. But who were ...

Sahara Desert into a vast savannah, where both people and animals lived in great numbers. Today we still know very little ...

A GROUNDBREAKING discovery of two mummies has revealed a previously unknown human ancestor from over 7,000 years ago. The ...

About 7,000 years ago, in the Sahara, two women were buried in a rock shelter in what is now southwestern Libya. At the time, ...

Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the vast desert during its greener past.

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

The mummies are thought to be from a never-before-seen population living in remote Africa around 7,000 years ago.

The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's ... genetically isolated despite practising animal husbandry - a cultural innovation that originated outside Africa," Krause said. Archeological evidence ...