The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes.

One of the driest regions on earth is shifting green, as an influx of heavy rainfall ... pockets of plant life popping up all ...