A new study is offering rare insight into early human life in Ethiopia, East Africa, around 100,000 years ago, a critical period in human evolution. Researchers say the findings help explain how early Homo sapiens adapted to their environment...
Across the Mediterranean from Greece on the continent of Africa is the region of Nubia, an area that covers parts of what is now Upper Egypt and Sudan. This is where, in the days of antiquity, Greek warriors marched...
Researchers have deciphered ancient genomes from two women buried in the Green Sahara roughly 7,000 years ago, uncovering a previously unknown human lineage that remained deeply isolated across North Africa for thousands of years.
The study, led by Nada Salem...
New research on forests has revealed a surprising trend. While large parts of Africa are losing forest cover, some areas are showing signs of natural regrowth without large-scale tree planting, which is a climate hope for the continent.
The findings...
A fossilized egg containing a 250-million-year-old embryo has provided the first direct evidence that early mammal ancestors known as therapsids laid eggs, resolving a long-standing scientific debate.
Researchers say the specimen belongs to Lystrosaurus, a plant-eating animal that lived around...
A newly discovered set of 18-million-year-old ape fossils in Egypt is strengthening the case that all modern apes, including humans, trace their origins to Africa.
Researchers say the fossils point to the northern parts of the Afro-Arabian region as a...
A king long dismissed as myth, often compared to an ancient African 'King Arthur,' has been confirmed as a real historical figure after archaeologists in northern Sudan uncovered a royal decree bearing his name.
The document was found by a...
A newly identified 'magic mushroom' species from southern Africa is giving researchers a clearer view of the origins of one of the world’s best-known psychedelic fungi.
In a study published in "Proceedings of the Royal Society B," researchers reported that African...
Archaeologists have uncovered a new group of rock-cut tombs in the southern city of Aswan, Egypt, providing new insights into burial practices from the Old Kingdom (2686-2181 BC), one of the earliest periods in ancient Egyptian history.
The discovery was announced...
At sunrise, the tunnels around the Sphinx do what they have always done: they make people slow down and start imagining what might be hidden just out of sight. There are real holes, shafts, and odd little voids around...
A set of fossils from the Homo sapiens lineage found near Casablanca, Morocco, and dated to about 773,000 years ago, is giving researchers a rare look at a moment before major human family lines fully split. The remains include...
Researchers have identified what is now considered the world’s oldest evidence of arrow poison, traced to 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads discovered at the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The findings show that early humans in the region combined...
Archaeologists have uncovered what they describe as the world’s oldest known cremation of an adult at a site in northern Malawi, offering new insights into ancient burial traditions in Africa. The remains were found in a rock shelter called...
Christian Cairo is deeply significant for pilgrims and travelers due to its connection to the rich history of Christianity in Egypt, which is one of the world's oldest Christian communities
“Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will...
