When the Sahara was green

Image 1 of 5

Paleontologist Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago stabilizes a nearly perfect preserved skull of a Tenerian, nomadic people that lived 6,500 to 4,500 years ago when the Sahara was an oasis.

Sahara

( Mike Hettwer / National Geographic Society )

Paleontologist Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago stabilizes a nearly perfect preserved skull of a Tenerian, nomadic people that lived 6,500 to 4,500 years ago when the Sahara was an oasis.

The Latest | news as it happens

Thanksgiving Fireworks - The Daily Mirror 11/25/2009, 4:00 a.m.
Toyota to replace gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles - L.A. Times - Business 11/25/2009, 3:20 a.m.
Toyota to replace gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles - L.A. Times - Business 11/25/2009, 3:20 a.m.
Today's a big day for Obama's turkeys (No, not Biden and Geithner) - Top of the Ticket 11/25/2009, 2:12 a.m.
Women Postpone Thanksgiving Dinner to Meet Militant Feminist! - The Daily Mirror 11/25/2009, 2:00 a.m.

Sahara

A teen party, a mysterious death, and a town's grief

CNN downplays rating slump

Comparing airlines' Airbus A380s

Art review: Kandinsky at the Guggenheim

Editorial: The AMA's reversal on marijuana