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

Nigeria — Africa's most populous nation, with almost 240 million residents — is experiencing urban growth that few countries ...

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

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

In one of the largest African ancient-DNA studies to date, geneticists from Uppsala University, Sweden, and an archaeologist ...

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

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has become the first African to top the ArtReview Power 100 ranking. This comes after he ...

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

A large ancient DNA study reveals that early humans in southern Africa lived in long-term isolation for at least 200,000 ...

In the 2nd ODI, South Africa triumphed over India by four wickets set a formidable score of 358, featuring centuries from ...

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

Two young Greek sisters in South Africa have achieved international acclaim, with a project to protect the Parthenon, using ...