In Western Sahara, a small green revolution is being led by women in the harshest of conditions. Their goal: to build a network of gardens in the desert.

In thousands of years to come, the Sahara will one day be full of life, vegetation, and vital water once again.

During a recent trip, travel columnist Scott McMurren enjoyed the country’s history and caught a spectacular Sahara sunrise.

The Sahara desert is extremely hot during the day and cold at night but others, like the Gobi desert, can be a lot colder. A hot desert is often covered in sand and the plants and animals that ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that ... actually live in desert regions. Deserts cover more than one-fifth of ...

As part of the 20th International Nomads Festival, held in mid-April every year in M’Hamid El Ghizlane, attendees and ...

The Sahara Desert is one of Earth’s most arid and ... herding domesticated animals. Artefacts found at the site include tools made of stone, wood and animal bones, pottery, woven baskets and ...

Remi Benali / Corbis The Sahara is expanding southward at a rate of 30 miles per year—and part of the desert's recently ... there at the same time. The animals, which took refreshment at the ...