An international team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, has ...

A study published in Nature uncovers a previously unknown North African genetic lineage from the African wet period, around 7 ...

Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's slow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes.

Savannas cover almost half the surface of Africa and large areas of Australia, South America and India. So what makes a savanna special? One important factor is they have a wet season, lasting for ...

A new study reveals a long-isolated North African human lineage in the Central Sahara during the African humid period more ...