South Africa is home to some of the oldest evidence of life on Earth, contained in rocky, often layered outcroppings called ...

A recent DNA analysis has made newfound discoveries that identify living descendants of African Americans buried in a Maryland cemetery at Catoctin Furnace, an iron forge that operated in the ...

Ancient living rocks along South Africa’s coast are thriving in harsh conditions, rapidly growing while storing surprising ...

Signing up for an African wildlife safari is a big deal. Our 25-day trip to Botswana in March was one of the longest trips I’ve taken with my wife, certainly the most expensive (about $20,000 for two ...

An extinct species of giant elephant that used to roam across much of Europe and Asia was more closely related to modern African forest elephants than forest elephants are to modern African bush ...

The analysis marks the first time historical DNA has been used to trace the descendants and distant cousins of enslaved people, researchers said. By Carl Zimmer A construction team working on a ...

Oluwaseyi Ojo is the Head of Human Resources and Administration at Atlantic Exhibition Nigeria Limited. Africa’s design industry is entering a renaissance, one where heritage, innovation, and global ...

In a region where family members have historically served as caretakers for older relatives, proper care for an aging population has become more difficult. Titus Ihemba, who lives in a care facility, ...

This commentary is the first installment of a new column from the Africa Program called the Dizolele Brief, which connects the dots between seemingly disparate events and developments in Africa. A ...

The author has an ongoing research partnership with the African Australian Advocacy Centre (AAAC). The author is not a AAAC board member and maintains her academic independence. A special UN working ...

A new genetic analysis of 290 people suggests that humans emerged at various times and places in Africa. By Carl Zimmer Scientists have revealed a surprisingly complex origin of our species, rejecting ...

Kevin J.A. Thomas does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...