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Northumbria University: New Study Reveals Arabia's 'Green Past' Over the Last 8 Million Years
April 12, 2025
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, April 12 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release:

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New study reveals Arabia's 'green past' over the last 8 million years

A new study has revealed that one of the driest areas on Earth - the Saharo-Arabian Desert - enjoyed periods of green, humid weather over the last 8 million years.

The findings, which are published in Nature today, Wednesday 09 April, offer a groundbreaking . . .

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