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Extreme measures: One man's training for an epic mountain cycling odyssey
Morgan Bello is embarking on a grueling six-day cycling odyssey across North Africa’s Atlas Mountains and into the Sahara Desert. He's been training indoors, clocking hour after hour on his bike trainer while wearing a rubber suit in a room he converted into a sauna. Hallie Cotnam recently met up Morgan at his home in Cantley, Que.
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Marya The BeauTraveler Apr 16

Step inside Morocco's most photogenic film set 📸🌅

These Clay Towers Have Stories Hollywood Can't Stop Filming

Ait Ben Haddou's earthen architecture has survived centuries and starred in dozens of blockbusters. This UNESCO site sits along the Marrakech to …

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Headlines Africa Mar 17

Africa: Paleontologists Uncover a New Spinosaurus Species By Following a Clue From a Decades-Old Book Into the Sahara Desert: [The Conversation Africa] My fixation on a small, desolate locale in the heart of the Sahara Desert started with a single line buried in a 630-page tome in French about the rocks of the central Sahara: "Dent de Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Depéret," which translates to "tooth of… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRXN4H #Paleontology #Spinosaurus #Africa #SaharaDesert #DinosaurDiscovery

Daniel Pomarède Mar 12

NASA Earth Observatory image of the day: Dust Outbreak Reaches Europe

https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/dust-outbreak-reaches-europe/

Animation by Lauren Dauphin, using GEOS-FP data from the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office at NASA GSFC.

#Earth #NASA #NASAEarthObservatory #science #news #atmosphere #dust #duststorms #Sahara #desert #SaharaDesert #Europe

Marya The BeauTraveler Mar 10

✨ Luxury desert camps, starlit dinners & Sahara sunrises that'll stay with you forever 🏜️🌙🐪

Sleeping Under the Sahara Stars? Here's How This Trip Changed My Life Forever

This journey transforms you from city explorer to desert adventurer in just 72 hours. Picture yourself riding camels through golden dunes at sunset, …

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NewsletterTF Feb 25

New 'Hell Heron' Dinosaur Fossils Unearthed in Niger

New Spinosaurus mirabilis fossils found in Niger's Sahara Desert. This fish-eating dinosaur had a head crest. Learn why it matters for understanding prehistoric Africa.

#SpinosaurusMirabilis, #DinosaurDiscovery, #NigerFossils, #Paleontology, #SaharaDesert

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NewsletterTF Feb 25

A new dinosaur, Spinosaurus mirabilis, was found in Niger. It had a large head crest and ate fish, unlike other Spinosaurus found so far.

#SpinosaurusMirabilis, #DinosaurDiscovery, #NigerFossils, #Paleontology, #SaharaDesert

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New 'Hell Heron' Dinosaur Fossils Found in Niger Sahara Desert

New Spinosaurus mirabilis fossils found in Niger's Sahara Desert. This fish-eating dinosaur had a head crest. Learn why it matters for understanding prehistoric Africa.