Historic population bottlenecks left cheetahs genetically similar, increasing disease risk and threatening long-term survival ...

Perhaps also surprising, the remains of cats and artistic depictions of them have been observed in various archaeological ...

A team of international scientists, led by Dr. Karen Baab, a paleoanthropologist at the College of Graduate Studies, Glendale ...

The continent has a vast history spanning thousands of years, and one place has fended off invaders for the most part.

Ancient living rocks along South Africa’s coast are thriving in harsh conditions, rapidly growing while storing surprising ...

Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were ...

South Africa is home to some of the oldest evidence of life on Earth, contained in rocky, often layered outcroppings called ...

After the conquests of Alexander the Great in Egypt, the Ptolemaic dynasty established Alexandria, the jewel of the ...

These genomes are the oldest yet found of modern humans in Europe, though they were not the first hominids to walk these ...

If a steaming bowl of soup strikes you as the ultimate in old-fashioned comfort, you’ve got plenty of company.

When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him a team of scholars, scientists, and artists. Together, they produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...