Two naturally mummified individuals buried roughly 7,000 years ago in a Libyan rock shelter have yielded ancient genomes that ...

Scientists made a shocking discovery after they revealed that they had unearthed two mummified corpses that, according to the ...

A pioneering study discovered a previously unknown human lineage in Africa that dates back 50,000 years when modern human lineages started spreading outside Africa. This significant discovery has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Meharry Medical College has launched an ambitious new research initiative aimed at building the world's largest collection of genetic information from people of African ...

The Fulani people are Africa's largest pastoralist group. There are between 25 million and 40 million Fulani people across 17 African countries, from the Atlantic shores of Senegal and Mauritania to ...

Africa has long been known as the cradle of humanity. Fossils, tools and genetics all point there. Yet the deeper story of how the first modern humans lived, moved and mixed has stayed blurry. Too ...

Researchers have developed a noninvasive DNA tool to help monitor hard-to-trace African carnivores, including caracals and leopards, making it potentially useful in the conservation of elusive and ...

Carina Schlebusch receives funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and the Swedish Research Council. Cesar Fortes-Lima receives funding from the Bertil Lundman’s Foundation, the Marcus ...