It Snowed in the Sahara
On Sunday, snow fell in Ain Sefra, an Algerian town in the Northern Sahara Desert.
Saharan Silver Ants are adapted to tolerate high Temperatures
The Saharan silver ant is one of the terrestrial living organisms, best adapted to tolerate high temperatures.
How much Saharan Dust feeds Amazon’s plants
For the first time, a NASA satellite has quantified in three dimensions the amounts of dust that makes a trans-Atlantic journey… How much Saharan dust
Saharan Dust over the Mediterranean Sea
In early February 2015, Greece and Turkey was pummeled by strong southwesterly winds. They also bring ashore a cloud of dust that originated in Africa’s
Dust and Clouds dance over Sahara
More dust blows out of the Sahara Desert and into the atmosphere than from any other desert in the world, in this photo from the
Richat Structure in the Sahara Desert
The Richat Structure in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania is clearly visible from space because it is nearly 50 kilometers across. Previously thought to be
Sandy streets over the Atlantic
Thick dust from the Sahara blowing over the ocean off the western coast of Africa encounters the islands of Cape Verde, forming a wake of
Sahara Wonderland
A great video by the Swiss Zoomion featuring the world’s most popular desert with background music by SaReGaMa. “Sahara Wonderland shows a unique place of
Beautiful Patterns in Sand
Sand behaving at times like a solid, at times a liquid and at times a gas, it is a master shape-shifter. Formed by wind and
Land of Terror
The image shows the extraordinary landscape of the Tanezrouft Basin, one of the most desolate parts of the Sahara desert, in south-central Algeria. The region
