When people think of ancient burials in North Africa, they often picture Egypt's pyramids and monuments. But new discoveries ...

By studying proteins preserved in teeth, researchers determined the sex of four Paranthropus robustus individuals that lived in southern Africa ...

Piri Reis’s map of Northern Africa features several key areas ... available at that time and serve as a bridge between ancient and modern cartography. His maps served not only as navigational ...

Is Adam’s Calendar the oldest manmade structure on Earth—or a pile of stones hyped up by ancient alien fans? We dig into ...

14, 2025 — Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires ... Pastoral Population in Africa Feb. 11, 2025 — Researchers ...

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has inaugurated a newly equipped visitor centre at the Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria, enhancing visitors' experience at one of Egypt's most iconic ...

Africa’s share of global tourism is strikingly small. In 2023, the continent welcomed just 5.8% of the world’s 1.3 billion ...

Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized ...

Over a long career, Skinner has sought to reclaim the idea of republican liberty for the modern age. But his work also raises ...

Oliver Hatswell measuring the geophysical cable with a satellite GPS at Klein Hoek 1, South Africa. (Photo by Prof Ian Moffat ...

At the Morgan Library, 15th-century illuminated atlases embody the medieval appetite for wonder and myth. If the past is a ...

Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper's handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was ...