Over a century ago, anthropologist Raymond Dart chipped an ancient skull out of some rock from an ancient quarry — and revealed the face of an ancient human relative.

Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Archeologists can tell quite a bit about ancient human life from ...

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By Ben BRAKOFor centuries, African spiritual philosophy was corralled at the margins of global thought—reduced by colonial narratives to folklore, or dismissed by rationalist currents as ...

Professor Toyin Falola is an enigma within African scholarship who holds an uncommon position within the academic community. As one of the architects of Africa's new intellectual, his commitment to ...

Sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine Big gaps exist in the ...

Many modern histories tend to focus on ancient kingdoms and empires around the Mediterranean and in the Fertile Crescent. But Western versions of history tend to overlook the many significant kingdoms ...

What follows is part of a short chronological series on African and African American History. The educational system in the United States does not always offer a balanced history of Africa which is ...

When Amos Abolaji returned to Nigeria from a year abroad, he brought home a strange souvenir — two jars full of fruit flies. The biochemist had been conducting postdoctoral research at the Federal ...

For decades, Africa's role in HIV research was framed as that of a peripheral "host, not driver". The just-concluded 2025 International Aids Society (IAS) conference in Kigali made it unmistakably ...