A new study reveals that a distinct North African human lineage lived in the Central Sahara over 7,000 years ago, during the ...

Between 5,000 and 14,000 years ago, the Sahara Desert looked nothing like it does today. It was lush and green, with lakes ...

The mummies are thought to be from a never-before-seen population living in remote Africa around 7,000 years ago.

Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green ...