insert_link Africa Libyan desert’s yellow glass: how we discovered the origin of these rare and mysterious shards The pieces of Libyan desert glass that formed the basis of the study. Author provided Elizaveta Kovaleva, University of the Western Cape The Great Sand Sea Desert stretches over an area of 72,000km² linking Egypt and Libya. If you find yourself in a particular part of the desert in south-east Libya and south-western parts of Egypt, you’ll spot pieces of yellow glass scattered across the sandy landscape. It was first […] todayNovember 21, 2023 4
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
