In 2023, archaeologists announced the discovery of arrowheads in a grotto in southern France dated to 54,000 years ago, and ...

The president did not attend this year’s annual gathering in South Africa, which has been a frequent target of his attacks. By John Eligon Reporting from Johannesburg President Trump said on Wednesday ...

South Africa’s initial claim to be humanity’s home goes back almost a hundred years. In 1924, anatomist Raymond Dart found a skull of a juvenile primate among a box of fossil-bearing rocks sent to him ...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has described as "regrettable" the announcement by US President Donald Trump that South Africa would not be invited to take part in next year's G20 summit in ...

The oldest hominin fossils outside of Africa hail from Dmanisi in Georgia, yet the debate over which human species these ...

South Africans dragged into Russia's war in Ukraine dig trenches, dodge bullets South African father-of-three Dubandlela was overcome with pride when his 20-year-old son signed up in July to receive ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the announcement of the results in South Africa's general elections in Johannesburg, South Africa on Sunday, June 2, 2024. While South Africa made ...

A demographic transformation in Africa has the potential to alter the world order Last November, the global population reached a significant milestone of 8 billion. More recently, in April, India ...

If you’ve gone on an African safari, chances are you’ve heard of the Big Five, the must-see list of iconic megafauna. The term, coined in the late 1800s during Africa’s colonial period, refers to what ...

The human evolutionary tree can be complicated—but understanding where hominids end and hominins begin reveals how we fit into the broader family of primates. This episode breaks down the distinctions ...

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re celebrating in this last episode of the year, the milestones, innovations, and people driving change in this incredible region.

Jarvis McKenzie and his lawyer urged lawmakers to pass a hate crime law after police say he was the victim of an alleged racially motivated attack in Richland County.