Fossils of huge 'hell heron' dinosaur unearthed in Niger

Spinosaurus, the only known semiaquatic dinosaur predator, joins Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus among the largest meat-eating dinosaurs.
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Ancient Sahara mummies expose a lost human lineage with zero modern DNA

An international research team has extracted genome-wide ancient DNA from two 7,000-year-old mummified women buried in a ...
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The Sahara Desert hasn’t always been a dry, desolate landscape. Some scientists see signs it may be greening again

An hour before dawn, in a nameless rock pile in the world’s largest hot desert, Djimet Guemona clambered up a narrow gully. The route was hemmed by high walls, where uncountable centuries of ...
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Fossil discovery reveals specialized fish-eating adaptations in new dinosaur species

A team of 20 paleontologists has announced the discovery of a new dinosaur species, ...
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The Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here’s what it looks like

(CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The ...
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Meet The Most Famous Tree Of The Sahara Desert (Hint: It Lived Until 1973 When It Was Apparently Knocked Over By A Drunk Driver)

You’ll find a lot more sand than trees in the Sahara Desert, but that doesn’t mean they don’t occasionally crop up. Here’s the story of the Tree of Ténéré, as well as a couple other famous trees ...

A deluge for the Sahara: Satellites tracked extreme rain where it feels impossible

In September 2024, intense rainfall, exceeding 200 millimeters in some areas, transformed parts of the Sahara Desert, filling ...