In the world of paleontology, anything this unusual is important and we feel privileged to be able to interpret them,” the ...

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An ancient, distant human cousin from southern Africa called Paranthropus robustus has for the first time revealed molecular clues to its evolutionary status. Sequences of a protein derived from a ...

A wide variety of the exotic animals evolved on Earth over the past 60 million years Riley Black - Science Correspondent The tusks of ancient elephants came in a variety of shapes and sizes.

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 ...

Thousands of years before Odysseus crossed the ‘wine-dark sea’ in Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, hunter-gatherers might have island-hopped their way to Africa across the Mediterranean. The first ...

In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, Julien Benoit from the University of the Witwatersrand confirmed that the rock ...

By 2026, Africa’s space industry is projected to be worth $22,6-billion – and South Africa is gearing up to be at the forefront of this growth creating thousands of jobs, driving innovation, and ...