Eastern Africa's Turkana Rift is both a hotbed for fossil discoveries of our earliest ancestors and a literal hotbed of volcanic activity caused by shifting tectonic plates. Now researchers have found ...

Eastern Africa’s Turkana Rift is both a hotbed for fossil discoveries of our earliest ancestors and a literal hotbed of volcanic activity caused by shifting tectonic plates. Now researchers have found ...

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Someone wrote that since civilisation began in Africa, the cradle of mankind, no one should lecture Africa on morality and ...

Teeth are like tiny biological time capsules. They tell stories about ancient diets and environments long after their owners have died and landscapes have changed. After bones break down, tooth enamel ...

We’ve long tried to control the weather by engineering rainfall. Now such cloud-seeding efforts are escalating, creating ...

Leo arrives in Equatorial Guinea, last stop on Africa tour First US pope denounces war, breakdown of international law Decries use of religion to justify war: 'God does not want this' Equatorial ...

As the pontiff arrives in the tiny authoritarian nation of Equatorial Guinea, some Catholics in Africa say they are excited about his visit but are feeling a little left out. By Ruth Maclean Ruth ...