Early human communication networks revealed thanks to ancient stone tools and blades located in a South African cave.

The region that is now the coast of South Africa was several miles inland, and the caves where the tools were found were ...

Fermentation is a process where microorganisms like bacteria and yeast work together to break down complex carbohydrates and ...

A recent study by Dr. Ignacio Montero-Ruiz and his colleagues examined the provenance of ancient copper artifacts discovered on the Island of Ibo off Mozambique's coast. The study, published in Azania ...

A new study reveals that a distinct North African human lineage lived in the Central Sahara over 7,000 years ago, during the African humid period. This population had been long isolated from other ...

The skeletons were found buried in the ancient Abu Fatima cemetery in Nubia (now a region in Sudan). Of the 30 skeletons, 14 ...

The increasing trend of reducing foreign aid to Africa is forcing the continent to reassess its approach to health care ...

When I started teaching the history of biology, the importance of this pivotal period of scientific history was often ... The ...

Today, the Sahara Desert is a hot and dry belt of sand stretching across much of northern Africa. But between 15,000 and 5,000 years ago it would have been full of rivers, plants and people. New ...

Between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago, the area was unrecognizable, transformed into a lush savannah by an unusually wet interval called the African Humid Period. People roamed this green landscape ...

and many others Ancient Egypt was an influential kingdom in North Africa and the Middle East for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians were ruled by a leader called a pharaoh and worshipped many ...

Since then, Greek mummy portraits have been found all over Egypt, and they are now considered to be one of the most important types of art from ancient Egypt. They provide a unique window into the ...