With each passing day the assault on all things Black increases. Ancient African proverbs offer wisdom that can give more weight to Black history lessons Ancient African proverbs offer wisdom that can ...

The commercialization of self-care has created a distance between people and authentic healing traditions. Yet within African and Caribbean cultures lie centuries-old practices that offer profound ...

Imagine living in a place where one storm, heatwave or drought can take away your food. This is the reality for many people in Africa today. But thousands of years ago, people across the continent ...

Sequencing of 7,000-year-old human genomes from when the Sahara Desert was green suggest that pastoralism spread through cultural exchange, not large-scale migration. Gazing at an image of the vast, ...

In Person of Interest we talk to the people catching our eye right now about what they’re doing, eating, reading, and loving. Next up are Garrett Oliver, brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery, and chef ...

The American Journal of Human Genetics recently published a perspective piece on the need for an equitable and inclusive future for DNA and ancient DNA (aDNA) research in Africa. The paper highlights ...

Sorghum, a versatile grain that has been cultivated in Africa for centuries, is gaining attention for its potential digestive ...

Thousands of years before Odysseus crossed the ‘wine-dark sea’ in Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, hunter-gatherers might have island-hopped their way to Africa across the Mediterranean. The first ...

In 2025, scientists achieved a remarkable breakthrough by sequencing the complete genome of an ancient Egyptian male whose remains were discovered at Nuwayrat, a site located about 170 miles south of ...

Would you choose to have a part of your body live on after you died? How might your choice affect your relatives - or even your entire community?