Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...

An ancient, shared set of human-specific genes underwent changes in a geographically isolated population after around 300,000 years ago, scientists say.

Africa has long been known as the cradle of humanity. Fossils, tools and genetics all point there. Yet the deeper story of ...

The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations ...

Satellite megaconstellations are increasingly impacting astronomical observations. Bright satellite streaks are compromising ...

Learn how genomes from 28 ancient individuals show that Homo sapiens lived in southern Africa in near isolation for hundreds ...

Scientists sequenced genomes from 28 individuals dated between 225 and 10,275 years old. These remains came from regions ...

In southern Africa, a group of people lived in partial isolation for hundreds of thousands of years. This is shown in a new ...

Explore how groundbreaking DNA research reveals southern Africa as the cradle of early Homo sapiens, shedding light on the ...

What follows is part of a short chronological series on African and African American History. The educational system in the United States does not always offer a balanced history of Africa which is ...