Desert Rub’ Al-Khali Is the Largest “Sand Sea” in the World, but It Was a 138-Foot-Deep Thriving Lake 8,000 Years Ago Earth has gone through a multitude of changes. Tectonic plates and environmental ...

“Experiences were by Philby’s standards seldom great unless they could be counted as of the ‘first-ever’ quality.” This is how Elizabeth Monroe described Harry Philby in her book Philby of Arabia.

The Shaybah Wildlife Sanctuary is reintroducing iconic Arabian animals that were once locally extinct. At first glance, it’s easy to understand why the expansive red sands of Rub’ al-Khali translate ...