Long before humans spread across the globe, a deadly disease may have quietly shaped where our ancestors lived—and even how we evolved. New research reveals that malaria didn’t just threaten early ...

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 ...

What makes this idea so compelling is that it flips the usual Mars fantasy on its head. We picture astronauts planting flags, building bases, and becoming the first true Martians, but the harsher ...

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 ...

NASA's Artemis II crew returned this week having become the first humans in history to observe portions of the lunar far side with the naked eye — a world only ever seen through robotic spacecraft ...

In a game of chess two states go to war, the pawns dying to save the king. In mancala, a board game popular in Africa, all pieces are alike, and players try to win them over. That shows how societies ...

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In Bayanga, a forest town on the edge of the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas complex, a small human rights center is restoring hope to the Ba’aka, one of the best-known Indigenous peoples of the Congo ...

Hello and welcome back to People First, the podcast from the World Bank Group that brings you voices shaping Africa’s future. I’m your host, Rama George. Today, we’re diving into the latest Africa ...

A fossilized femur attributed to the hominin species Graecopithecus freybergi is offering fresh clues about how human ancestors began their transition to bipedalism. The bone’s morphology suggests ...