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

Woumpou, Mauritania ndash; On a humid October afternoon in Woumpou, Kadia stands where her front yard used to be .

Where there’s a tree, there’s usually a forest. But not always. A biologist describes some of the loneliest trees on planet ...

The Koutoubia Mosque is another must-see. It's the largest mosque in the city and is known for its beautiful minaret. The ...

Why it's incredible: The valley holds hundreds of primitive whale skeletons, some of which have "feet." Whale Valley is a region of the Egyptian Sahara desert that is peppered with archaic whale ...

From her apartment in rural Germany, Abeba winces as she stares at her phone. The men holding her brother in the desert are sending videos of his torture as they seek to extract a hefty ransom.