Dust from southern Africa crossed the Indian Ocean in 2019, triggering an unexpected phytoplankton bloom near Madagascar.

Over time, atmospheric chemical reactions can make iron in dust from the Sahara easier for organisms to take in, helping to create biodiversity hot spots.

Areas of the barren land of the Sahara Desert, the largest hot desert in the world, have surprisingly turned green, NASA satellite images show. The desert is one of the driest places on Earth ...

One of the driest regions on earth is shifting green, as an influx of heavy rainfall causes vegetation to grow in the ...

In a rare occurrence, heavy rainfall hit the Sahara Desert this month and was captured on satellite imagery showing the unusual weather conditions cast over one the driest regions on the planet.

Massive, migrating dust clouds originating in the Sahara Desert are crucial to fostering ... such large amounts that they are detectable by satellite imagery. The team collected cores from 125 ...

Huge plumes of dust blown from the arid Sahara Desert towards the East Coast ... the dust clouds intensify and are often visible in satellite images. The researchers' cores were collected 125 ...

Iron is a micronutrient indispensable for life, enabling processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA synthesis.

A surprising discovery shows that dust blown from the Sahara Desert plays a crucial role in supporting ocean life thousands ...

One of the driest regions on earth is shifting green, as an influx of heavy rainfall causes vegetation to grow in the ...

As dust-laden iron travels farther from the Sahara, atmospheric reactions make it increasingly accessible to support life.