Scientists are excited over a recent discovery of "black mesas" in the Sahara desert that appear to be hundreds of millions of years old. The are was discovered in the southern Mauritania region of ...

The Sahara is hiding a perfect 50-kilometre bullseye that can be seen only from space. What carved this giant eye into the ...

Stunning concentric rings in Libya's Sahara Desert, Jabal Arkanū, were formed by ancient volcanic activity and millions of ...

Four friends hit the saddle recently for a gruelling 309 mile cycle from London to Paris - all to support a local hospice ...

Located approximately 8 miles northwest of Guérou in southern Mauritania, these black mesas rise steeply from the surrounding plains, reaching heights of 1,000 to 1,300 feet. Composed of sandstone, ...

Known as the Richat Structure, this 50-kilometre-wide geological wonder has once again fascinated scientists and storytellers ...

Some trips give you beautiful photos; others change the way you see the world. Life-altering travel usually happens when you ...

A 2023 astronaut photo shows three dark hills, or mesas, towering above part of the Sahara desert in southern Mauritania. The ...

Africa’s landscapes are full of drama—towering cliffs, sculpted sandstone, balancing boulders and ancient rock walls etched ...

Scientists have been puzzled for a long time about how a huge star-shaped sand dune in the Sahara Desert formed. This massive dune, called a "star dune," has arms that stretch out in different ...

The road to the Tree of Life in Bahrain feels like a wrong turn, with one long stretch of the Sakhir Desert folding into ...

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