A groundbreaking study of ancient DNA reveals that all living humans descend from just three African hunter-gatherer populations around 50,000 years ago. Fossils and tools show these groups created ...

Africa is home to some of the world’s oldest civilizations—nations whose histories span thousands of years, built on foundations of resilience, innovation, and cultural depth. These civilizations have ...

On the outskirts of Cape Town, at the base of Table Mountain and set back from a tangle of freeways, the Liesbeek and Black rivers meet in a small stretch of marshland. The 37-acre plot isn’t pristine ...