Matein Khalid V.S. Naipaul once said that ancestral memories are like "trap doors to a bottomless past". This was my first thought when I heard about the death of HH Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

For example, out on the African savanna, you may see a pair of giraffes intertwining their necks, sometimes brushing their ...

New research indicates that hominins migrated into Eurasia approximately 200,000 years earlier than previously believed, ...

The tiny cuts and grooves that decorate some ancient human artifacts are not just pretty accidents, according to some ...