In this new episode of Spotlight on Africa, we explore perspectives on African history - from across the continent with UNESCO, which has just released the final three volumes of its General History ...

Africa’s name does not descend from the epistemic centers of Athens or Rome. The continent carries a name originating not from Greek philosophers or Roman conquerors, but from the indigenous Amazigh ...

Learn more about the diversity of tool use in Central Africa during the Stone Age.

I traveled back to the DRC to visit the WORLD'S LARGEST LAVA LAKE. As someone terrified of heights, sleeping here was an ...

The shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest day in the Southern Hemisphere has been marked around ...

Africa is home to some of the world’s most astonishing natural wonders, formations and phenomena so extraordinary that they feel almost unreal. From deserts that hum in the wind to forests that glow ...

Is it possible for us to understand the meaning behind prehistoric rock art? In this video, ancient historian Tristan explores Stone Age rock carvings in Scotland with leading experts, to try and ...

Recent archaeological findings in the Sahara Desert have unveiled a tantalizing glimpse into a long-lost lineage of ancient ...

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot pays off an event that happened in the original series 23 years ago, making everything different.

Fossils from a Caribbean cave reveal bees once nested inside animal bones, offering rare insight into ancient insect behavior ...

A feel-good holiday concert featuring beloved hits such as "O Holy Night" to the pop classics "Santa Baby" and "White ...

For the first time, scientists have analyzed metabolism-related molecules from the fossilized bones of animals that lived 1.3 ...