News

Finding tradition and modernity in the desert
A National Geographic Explorer eats through the culinary past, present, and future of Abu Dhabi. " A nation without a past is ...
Ecofin Agency1d
Merzouga : A World of Sand, Silence, and Splendor
In southeastern Morocco, near the Algerian border, lies Merzouga—a small village at the heart of the Saharan desert, known for its monumental dunes and stark, captivating landscapes. Far from the ...
Khaleej Times on MSN1d
Look: Inside Sharjah’s red sand Faya desert that holds 210,000 years of history
Beneath the vast, rust-coloured dunes of Sharjah’s Al Faya desert lies an untold history of human resilience that stretches ...
France 243d
Turning a desert into an oasis: Maroccan scientists transform fog into drinking water
In Morocco, giant nets capture fog to provide drinking water to villages affected by extreme drought. Installed at over 1,200 ...
KTEN4d
Heat melts Alps snow and glaciers, leaving water shortage
June's heatwave has caused French Alps snow and glaciers to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just ...
YouTube on MSN5d
How do these nets harvest water in the arid Sahara?
Residents of modern megacities are accustomed to the uninterrupted water supply to their apartments. In such comfortable ...
How to dig up 55 tons of dinosaur bones from the world’s fiercest desert
A team of paleontologists led by National Geographic Explorer Paul Sereno uncovered a trove of dinosaur fossils in the Sahara ...