A major genetic study suggests that all living humans may trace their ancestry back to three African hunter-gatherer ...

First the science. As part of the original study, a forensic examination of the Beachy Head Lady’s skull found traits ...

Genetic ancestry is a concept that has long captured people’s imaginations. It’s no surprise that it’s been turned into a ...

What you should know about the history of Kwanzaa, and the traditions, symbols, and rituals that form the meaningful holiday.

Beachy Head Woman, an ancient individual once called the 'first black Briton' was actually a white Sussex woman, according to the Natural ...

Instead, the Springfield native is forever the smiling 17-year-old who lived with her grandmother on Dartmouth Street, prayed ...

Saharan Africa towers the giraffe, draped in mosaics of brown and tan patches. Long regarded as a single species, this iconic ...

The hidden trigger behind greying hair may have finally come to light. And it could hold the key to slowing ageing ...

Helen Newlove's career in politics was driven by the death of her husband Garry, who was murdered by three youths in 2007.

Ghana achieved a historic milestone in 2024, generating $4.8 billion in tourism revenue whilst welcoming 1.288 million ...

“Early humans comprised a subdivided, shifting, pan-African meta-population with physical and cultural diversity,” read a ...

A shared molecular signature of Alzheimer’s appears across populations once studied in isolation. Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects African Americans (AA) at roughly twice the rate seen among ...