Yellow glass found in the Libyan desert is now believed to have been created by a meteorite impact 29 million years ago, though the crater remains missing.

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 ...

Scientists have traced the origins of the Libyan desert glass (LDG) to a meteorite crash, and published their findings in the American Mineralogist. Once described as a “physical and geologic enigma,” ...

A peculiar and mysterious yellow glass can be found in the desert of Egypt and Libya. It has been known for thousands of years and was famously used to make a scarab for the pectoral of 18th-dynasty ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Elizaveta Kovaleva receives funding from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The Great Sand Sea Desert stretches over an area of 72,000km² linking Egypt and Libya. If you find yourself in a ...