Tens of thousands of years ago, on the territory of the uninhabited Sahara Desert, gardens flourished, rivers flowed, ancient ...

Looking at dunes and other rock formations on both Earth and Mars can tell scientists the environmental conditions that created them ...

A team of paleontologists led by National Geographic Explorer Paul Sereno uncovered a trove of dinosaur fossils in the Sahara ...

A dancer from El Mihan, Algeria prepares for the Sebeiba festival dance competition in Djanet, a southeastern Algerian oasis town in the Sahara desert, on July 6, 2025.

DJANET, Algeria (AP) — In one hand, the dancers hold swords symbolizing battle. In the other, a piece of cloth symbolizing peace. They dance a shuffling “step-step” to the beat of drums and ...

In the Sahara, a friendly dance competition carries on an ancient festival tradition The Sebeiba festival, a 3,000-year-old tradition of the Tuareg people, takes center stage in Djanet, an ...

Female performers from El Mihan, Algeria stand together during the Sebeiba festival dance competition in Djanet, a southeastern Algerian oasis town in the Sahara desert, on July 6, 2025.