Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago. We really are what we eat.
Women make up one in three researchers worldwide, but they remain sidelined in scientific organisations.
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More fossil tracks of vertebrates have come to light on the South African coast, adding to the picture of an ancient plain full of wildlife.
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Alcohol consumption is common across human societies, but do animals other than humans regularly drink alcohol?
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Humans change the urban landscape with religious, cultural and political activities, which in turn can influence the evolution of urban animals and plants.
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By studying antelope fossils, researchers can revisit long-standing questions about how the Cradle of Humankind’s environment evolved through time.
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Global cooling associated with the impact of supernova remnants may have affected plants and animals, including species related to humans.
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The electron is the tiniest particle. Then there are neutrinos, which are as small but may weigh more.
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Erosion is intensifying in parts of Tanzania. But there are initiatives underway to tackle this gaping problem.
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A new way of analysing fossils has revealed more about animals and environments of ancient times, when humans were evolving.
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Ransomware is a growing threat on the continent. There are a number of steps companies can take to combat it.
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The discovery that small stone arrow tips were treated with plant poison 60,000 years ago means that ancient African hunters were capable of complex thinking.
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