In the traditions of the Yoruba people, the wind is not just weather—it is the breath of a powerful queen. Oya is the formidable Orisha of the cemetery gates, the lightning bolt, and the ...

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has said that Africa, particularly Black people, once possessed vast knowledge and ...

When Israeli President Isaac Herzog lands in Addis Ababa, he does not step into unfamiliar ground. He arrives in a country whose story has, for centuries, brushed against that of his own people, in ...

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to ...

When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo ...

The Alphabets of Africa is more than a poetry collection; it is an act of reclamation and celebration. Whether you are a lover of poetry or simply someone curious about the world’s most ancient and ...

Many types of body modification date back hundreds or thousands of years, revealing our ancient ancestors were not that different from us.

West Asia is a region where history meets the modern world. It sits at the crossroads of three continents: Asia, Africa, and ...

When ancient humans mated, dad was a Neanderthal, mom was Homo sapiens.

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on ...

Scientists learned that wild African chimpanzees consume alcohol by eating fermented fruit, suggesting that human attraction to alcohol may have ancient evolutionary origins.