Tag: Sahara desert

This stunning ancient citadel in the Sahara Desert Has a mysterious past

Today, the Rock Round Palace stands as a historical site, a reminder of the diverse cultural heritage that once thrived in the region. Videos circulating on Youtube suggest that anyone off the street can wander inside and around the citadel suggesting it's not being protected well for future generations.

Moroccan marathon is world’s toughest footrace

The toughest foot race on Earth kicks off on April 6th.   It’s a gruelling multi-stage adventure through formidable landscape...

This “Green Machine” mobile city fertilizes the Sahara Desert as it moves

Posterity may end up migrating from place to place to find food like our nomadic ancestors did if we...

Cuteness is a curse for the adorable Fennec Fox

With its oversized ears and soft brown eyes, the world's smallest canid is also probably the cutest. But being...

Middle East Deserts as Seen From Space: Far-Out Photos!

The European Space Agency (ESA) publishes satellite photos of Earth (and photos of space taken from Earth) in...

The Tragic Story Behind Haunting Plane-Shaped Memorial in the Sahara Desert

In 1989, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 carrying 155 passengers and 15 crew members exploded over the Sahara Desert. 18 years later,...

Fascinating, Frustrating Morocco: a Tour in Photos

Severed goat heads, bloody and besieged by flies, lay side-by-side on a butcher’s slab. A dozen lethal serpents, coiled...

Largest African Photovoltaic Solar Plant Online Courtesy of Masdar

Situated even deeper in the desert than Morocco and prone to locust swarms, Mauritania's topography consists of the "mostly...

Austrian Space Forum Dispatches Mars Mission to Morocco!

Mars is red and so is the Sahara desert, but the similarities between the two run deeper than that....

Solar Waterpods Could Help Sahara Nomads Purify Salty Water

A former sailor, Alain Thibault knows what it means to pine after fresh water, so he designed a portable...

Libya’s Oil Reserves Pale in Comparison to Solar

Libya has long relied on its crude oil resources for revenue, but the country possesses a natural resource far...

Eco Travel Morocco at Holistic Meditation Retreat in the Sahara

The Sahara.  It’s the world’s hottest desert and almost as large as China or the United States, so travelers...