The jawbones and vertebrae of a hominin that lived 773,000 years ago have been found in North Africa and could represent a ...

Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a mysterious human ancestor.

For decades, the story seemed settled: one early human species left Africa and spread across the world. But a new study ...

It would be easy to envy bats, bears and hedgehogs their seasonal torpor, but research has suggested that humans once ...

Newly sequenced Native genomes showcase a wealth of surprises, from previously unknown populations to unique high-altitude adaptations.

South African rand gains on softer dollar; traders eye business activity PMI South Africa's rand strengthened in early trade on Tuesday ahead of the release of a business conditions purchasing ...

When and where is AFCON 2025? The latest edition of AFCON will take place from Sunday December 21 2025 to Sunday January 18 2026, marking the first time the tournament has taken place over the ...

An international research team reports the analysis of new hominin fossils from the site of Thomas Quarry I (Casablanca, ...