More than 7,000 years ago, during the African Humid Period, the Sahara was lush and green. A human population lived […] ...

A groundbreaking study led by Bar-Ilan University reveals that starch-rich plants played a central role in the diet of ancient hunter-gatherers. A new archaeological study along the Jordan River, just ...

Their analyses revealed the green Sahara individuals likely branched off from the ancestors of sub-Saharan Africans roughly ...

Relatively little is known about Denisovans, an extinct group of human cousins that interacted with Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a ...

From being a rock band player who toured the world, Iyad ag Ghali became the most dreaded al Qaeda in the Western Sahara who ...

Explore the extraordinary life of Iyad ag Ghali, once a whisky-drinking musician and now a feared jihadist warlord. Discover ...

The Azawakh (pronounced “Az-a-walk”) has a well-documented history, unlike some other ancient breeds with murky pasts. As a ...

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with pickaxes - and risking their lives in search of precious treasure.

Firefighters are racing to save people and ancient artefacts from the largest wildfires in South Korea's history, which have killed at least 27 people so far Tens of thousands have also been ...