Some of the world's tallest sand dunes are located in the Sahara Desert. These dunes typically feature multiple ridges spreading out like the arms or tips of a star. Despite their prominence ...

This 2013 astronaut photo shows a giant eye-shaped impact crater in the Sahara Desert that is slowly being circled by ...

Today, however, they are mainly frequented by tourists keen to tick the Sahara Desert off their bucket lists, including by dune surfing or via jeep tours.

Tom is a writer in London with a Master's degree in Journalism whose editorial work covers anything from health and the environment to technology and archaeology. Viewed from space, the western ...

This story appears in the October 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. An ancient wind is coming up from a place called deep time. The Sahara strikes us as an eternal inferno of dunes and ...

Sand skiing in Algeria's Grand Erg Oriental provides an unforgettable adventure for thrill-seekers looking for something a ...

The Navara's biggest test, though, was several hours of sand dune driving at Erg Chebbi in the Moroccan Sahara desert. If there were ever a location that could break a modern-day pick-up softie ...

Water rushing between the sand dunes of southern Morocco ... August and September have given a different face to the Moroccan Sahara, better known for its frequent droughts.

Surrounded by dunes and sandstone plateaus, Djanet is a gateway to the lunar-like landscapes of the Sahara. The desert is also home to some of the world's most impressive prehistoric rock carvings.

CNN - Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades.