While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Scientific advances, initiatives, and injustices in Sub–Saharan Africa shape the Black diaspora through ancestry, migration, ...

Africa, often called the cradle of civilisation, is a continent rich in resources, culture, and human capital. Despite its vast wealth, ...

Google co-founder Larry Page had an idea that would forever change the way we navigate the world. Google Maps was born and ...

The Suez Canal Authority's chairman, Osama Rabie, said on Monday that navigational maps for the planned 10km (6.2 mile) canal ...

Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some ...

The Times Don’t hesitate. Don’t look down. Just do it. And it was my turn. From the cliff’s edge I stared across to the other ...

For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much ...

A Swiss entrepreneur’s vision of a refugee city may seem utopian, but negotiations for land on which to build it are already ...

Dr John Hlophe criticises President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, claiming it fails to address critical issues like poverty, inequality, and land reform.

A doctor from New York returned to his home state of Connecticut to discover a million-dollar home had been built on his land ...

The MeerKAT telescope is located in the Karoo region of South Africa, is made up of 64 radio dishes and is operated and managed by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory. It’s a precursor to ...