Years ago, I stood at the edge of the Empty Quarter and recalled how the sand's silence felt incredibly resilient and ...

In the heart of the Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia stands out as a sprawling desert realm devoid of permanent rivers.

The Empty Quarter (Rub’ al-Khali), the vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula, was not always an arid landscape. A recent study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), King Abdullah University of Science ...

Saudi Arabia, the largest nation without permanent rivers, thrives on innovation. Ancient underground water and advanced ...

For centuries, the Rub' al-Khali desert near Saudi Arabia and Dubai — known as the Empty Quarter — was dismissed as a lifeless sea of sand. But now, it's revealing an astonishing secret. In 2002, ...

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 ...