Villagers in Ethiopia uncover rare black opal nearly 10,000 ft high, reshaping the global gem market with vibrant stones.

A key question in human evolution explores the identity of the first human to leave Africa, and a new study offers fresh ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

The history of humanity on Earth spans well over a million years. Ancient human species such as Australopithecus, who walked ...

Someone born near the start of the 20th century could have witnessed the dawn of commercial flight, the creation of nuclear weapons, the moon landing and even the early growth ...

Ancient life-sized rock art found in northern Arabia reveals how early people marked water, routes, and resources across the ...

Marble rolling pins are easy on the eye but can be hard on your bank account. To determine whether buying one makes sense, ...

Elon Musk has frequently expressed his disapproval of his father Errol Musk, who had connections with South Africa’s ...

A 1.6-million-year-old Ethiopian skull blends ancestor and descendant features, rewriting the origin story of Homo erectus.

A newly reconstructed fossil face from Ethiopia reveals surprising complexity in early human evolution. By digitally fitting together teeth and fossilized bone fragments, researchers reconstructed a ...

Introduction The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is characterised by major health disparities and complex migration flows. Yet, because of a lack of epidemiological data, there is an urgent ...

A 1.5-million-year-old skull suggests Homo erectus evolved through a messy transition, with multiple human forms coexisting.