Mineral formations in caves reveal recurring periods of humidity in the Arabian Desert over the last 8 million years.

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

Mineral deposits in limestone caves show that the now arid interior of Saudi Arabia repeatedly experienced increased rainfall ...

According to the release, the ancient lake likely reached its largest size around 8,000 years ago during a time of heavy ...

The vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula was not always an arid landscape. A recent study reveals that this region was once home to a vast lake and river system. These favorable conditions fostered ...

An international team of researchers, including scientists from UNIGE, has discovered that the Arabian Peninsula's desert was ...

The desert that we see today in Arabia was once a region that repeatedly underwent "green" periods in the past, as a result ...

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That’s largely the case today, but 7,000 years ago the vast desert was an altogether different place: a verdant world of trees and rivers and home to megafauna such as hippos and elephants.

The Arabian Desert, known today as one of the driest places on Earth, was once full of lakes, rivers, and green landscapes.