Her appearance is the celebrate National DNA Day, which is on Friday, April 25. African Ancestry’s tests are single-lineage tests. They analyze the genetic branch of one person’s ancestry at a ...

A new study reveals that a distinct North African human lineage lived in the Central Sahara over 7,000 years ago, during the African humid period. This population had been long isolated from other ...

To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

One anti-cholesterol drug, for instance, was developed by studying African people with naturally low cholesterol. Although humans share more than 99.9 percent of their DNA, small genetic ...

One anti-cholesterol drug, for instance, was developed by studying African people with naturally low cholesterol. Although humans share more than 99.9 percent of their DNA, small genetic ...

African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African ...

Genetic insights into the Fulani people not only illuminate their biological history but also enrich our understanding of ...

Around 50,000 years ago, Homo sapiens made its main migration out of Africa. But what happened to the people who stayed behind? New research, based on skeletons found in southwest Libya, is helping to ...

You can get in touch with Amir by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English and Farsi Two African cardinals have emerged as leading figures in the race to succeed Pope Francis ...

The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...