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 ...

The Fulani people are Africa's largest pastoralist group. There are between 25 million and 40  million Fulani people across ...

This reflects deep ancestral connections to both north and west Africa. Traces of ancient north African ancestry, including influences from ancient Iberomaurusians (Later Stone Age hunter ...

This was an epoch between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago when the Sahara Desert was transformed into a lush green savanna with ...

Now a vast and parched expanse of sand and stone, the Sahara Desert hides secrets of a time when it teemed with life. Between ...

The geopolitical importance of Cyprus has been both a blessing and a curse, sparking centuries of conflict over control of ...

Their ancestry includes influences from both north and west African populations. Painting of cattle herders left by the ancient inhabitants of the Green Sahara seen on the Tassili-n-Ajjer ...

Researchers have discovered an extensive and remarkably well-preserved system of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu ...

Colossal, a genetics startup, has birthed three pups that contain ancient DNA retrieved from the remains of the animal’s ...

Entombed at the Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park, teeth from the rhino fossils were analyzed by researchers at the ...

A recent archaeological discovery at Kach Kouch in Taza Province is overturning long-standing beliefs about the ...

Unlike bustling Marrakech, the city nicknamed the ‘Athens of Africa’ has held onto much of the traditional culture that ...