President of the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY) in the USA, Prof Winston Wole Soboyejo has ...

Bir Tawil is a 2,060-square-kilometer stretch of desert in Africa that no country claims ... Bir Tawil is a desolate stretch of land with no significant resources, water or permanent settlements.

A stunning dry lake in Africa that is famous for its towering red sand dunes is one of the world’s best destinations to visit in April. Located in the southern part of the Namib Desert ...

Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches ...

Based on extraction rates detailed in a 2004 paper from the School of Oriental and African Studies ... changes to the desert and created much greater demands for water resources.

Scientists have known for the past two decades that Africa has been splitting. In 2005, Ethiopia experienced earthquakes that caused the appearance of a 35-mile-long fissure in the desert called ...