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The incredible oasis located 348 miles from civilisation in the world's largest desert
In a desert where rainfall is exceedingly rare, this oasis is fed by ... including a small population of Nile crocodiles, one of the last remaining in the Sahara. The crocodiles have adapted ...
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Feature: Chinese expert's "lifelong mission" to cultivate oasis in Mauritania's desert
In October 2023, Zhang brought Juncao grass seeds to Mauritania from a field in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. He conducted comparative experiments on irrigation, fertilization, planting ...
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Merzouga, New Year's Eve under the stars in the Sahara Desert
Merzouga, a small Moroccan town in the Sahara Desert and the gateway to Erg Chebbi ... including the Ait Benhaddou Oasis. After spending the night in Ait Benhaddou or Kalaat M’Gouna, the ...
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Green Sahara: African Humid Periods Paced by Earth's Orbital Changes
Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to ... with large and small lakes during the ...