In 2018, health authorities in southern Argentina were scrambling, trying to understand what had caused nearly three dozen people in the tiny village of Epuyen to fall gravely ill. By the end of the ...

Orrorin tugenensis is one of the oldest known hominins and may represent the earliest species confidently linked to bipedal walking. Fossils from Kenya dating between about 6.1 and 5.7 million years ...

Eastern Africa's Turkana Rift is both a hotbed for fossil discoveries of our earliest ancestors and a literal hotbed of ...

Prehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests.

Beneath East Africa’s Turkana Rift, scientists have found the crust is thinning to a critical point, suggesting the continent ...

A priest is pictured in a file photo accepting offertory gifts during Mass at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church in Yaounde, Cameroon. Pope Leo will travel across 11 cities, 18 flights and ...

Archaeologists found 120,000-year-old human footprints in Saudi Arabia, revealing insights into ancient migration and life ...

The Our Homecoming founder becomes the first African woman to design a Nike sneaker, bringing Lagos and the diaspora to the global stage. Grace Ladoja has spent years building bridges between Africa ...

The pontiff’s journey to the world’s poorest continent will demonstrate his urgent focus on the most vulnerable members of the Church. By Motoko Rich Motoko Rich is traveling on the papal plane with ...

Researchers filmed 10 species eating or scavenging bats at known Marburg-virus hotspot — and caught hundreds of humans visiting. Even more astounding is that the team caught on video more than 200 ...

Flying between African cities forces many travelers to transit outside the continent, through London, Paris or Dubai. But a $12.5 billion airport under construction in Ethiopia could help change that.