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Stone-Age Skeletons Unearthed In Sahara Desert

By Tia Ghose published

The burials spanned thousands of years, but changed once the Sahara desert expanded into the region

Human Behavior
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Image Gallery: Stone-Age Saharan Burials

By Tia Ghose published

Archaeologists have unearthed 20 Stone-Age skeletons in and around a rock shelter in Libya's Sahara desert

Human Behavior
NASA's Aqua satellite captured a massive dust storm blowing westward over the Cape Verde islands from Africa in this image captured on Oct. 8, 2012.

Saharan Dust Blows Over Atlantic, As Seen From Space

By Live Science Staff published

Dust may hinder hurricane formation.

Weather
A large, swirling mass of dust blowing from the Western Sahara into the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 4, 2005. Dust from Africa helped form Bermuda's red soil.

Bermuda's Stunning Red Soils Likely Blew in From Africa

By Douglas Main published

Much of Bermuda's "red earth" may come from far away.

Geology
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Best Earth Images of the Week - Aug. 17, 2012

By Live Science Staff published

Rocked by storms and volcanoes, Mother Nature still gave us some amazing snapshots this week.

Planet Earth
Sahara dust over Caribbean Sea, July 2012.

Astronaut Photo: Sahara Dust Enters Caribbean Skies

By Live Science Staff published

The traveling dust may play a role in hurricane formation.

Planet Earth
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Dense Saharan Dust Travels About 5,000 Miles to Florida

By Meghan Evans published

A very concentrated area of Saharan Dust has traveled all the way from Africa and is now heading toward Florida.

Weather
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6 Amazing Desert Races

By Live Science Staff published

Think you've done it all? You haven't.

Antarctica
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Castles of 'Lost Cities' Revealed in Libyan Desert

By Live Science Staff published

New opportunities for Libyan archaeology with fall of Gadhafi.

Planet Earth
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Snakes Bite 1.5 Million People in Sub-Saharan Africa Yearly

By Rachael Rettner published

Snakebites are a significant burden to the people of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Snakes
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