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Sahara desert, once lush and green, was home to mysterious human lineage
The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans ...
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How do these nets harvest water in the arid Sahara?
However, there are many places on the planet where people cannot physically afford to have an unlimited supply of clean water. One of such places is the arid Sahara desert. Today, water is ...
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DNA From 7,000-Year-Old Mummies Reveals Lost Society From Sahara
About 7,000 years ago, in the Sahara, two women were buried in a rock shelter in what is now southwestern Libya. At the time, ...
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Once Lush Sahara Was Home to a Surprisingly Unique Group of Humans
Currently a harsh, arid sandscape, it's hard to believe the Sahara was once studded with sparkling water bodies that ...
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Ancient DNA pulls back curtain on the Sahara Desert’s greener past
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of ...
The world's biggest desert that covers 11 countries where temperatures drop to -9C
The desert covers over 3.3 million square miles, which means it's roughly the same size as the entire United States.
Scientists Discovered 7,000-Year-Old Mummies in the Desert That Don’t Share DNA With Modern Humans
Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...
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Sahara Desert, Once Lush and Green, Was Home to Mysterious Human Lineage
Sahara Desert, Once Lush and Green ... it was a lush green savannah rich in bodies of water and teeming with life. And, according to DNA obtained from the remains of two individuals who lived ...