Sahara Desert
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Massive bulldog-faced dinosaur was like a T. rex on steroids
By Joanna Thompson published
A hefty abelisaurid is the fourth large, predatory dinosaur discovered in Egypt's Bahariya Formation, alongside other sizable Cretaceous carnivores.

Alien stone in Egyptian desert came from rare supernova, scientists say
By Ben Turner published
The rock likely formed from the merging of dust with the remnants of the two stars involved in the explosion.

The Sahara: Earth's largest hot desert
By Rachel Ross published
Reference The Sahara desert is the largest hot desert in the world, covering nearly all of northern Africa.

Ice covers the Sahara Desert for just 4th time in 50 years
By Brandon Specktor published
The dunes of the northwestern Sahara desert were streaked with ice on Tuesday, creating a surreal landscape

Satellite sees 'Godzilla' dust plume sweep across the Atlantic Ocean
By Meghan Bartels published
Each year, dust from the Sahara Desert blows off Africa and across the Atlantic, but most years that plume isn't so massive it's nicknamed "Godzilla."

Dust plume bigger than Texas crashes into the US
By Rafi Letzter published
Air quality could reach dangerous levels across a wide chunk of the continental U.S. and Caribbean this weekend as a rare, giant Saharan dust storm reaches the U.S.

The world's biggest dust bunny is crossing the Atlantic Ocean right now
By Laura Geggel published
A "Godzilla dust cloud" from the Sahara Desert that's heading toward the United States this week is the largest and most concentrated dust cloud of its kind in the past 50 years.

Hundreds of Mysterious Stone Structures Discovered in Western Sahara
By Owen Jarus published
The structures seem to come in all sizes and shapes, and archaeologists aren't sure what many of then were used for or when they were created.
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