The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans ...

Ancient genomes from Libya’s Takarkori shelter have provided new insights into the genetic history of the Green Sahara.

Their analyses revealed the green Sahara individuals likely branched off from the ancestors of sub-Saharan Africans roughly 50,000 years ago. Then, somehow, they remained genetically isolated for tens ...

DNA explains the enigma of the culture that painted swimmers and hippos in the middle of the desert thousands of years ago ...

The Sahara Desert is one of Earth’s most arid and ... This suggests they remained genetically isolated despite practising animal husbandry – a cultural innovation that originated outside ...

A GROUNDBREAKING discovery of two mummies has revealed a previously unknown human ancestor from over 7,000 years ago. The ...

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

A new study reconstructing the Arabian Peninsula’s ancient past adds clues to how early humans left the African continent.

The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places ... This suggests they remained genetically isolated despite practicing animal husbandry - a cultural innovation that originated ...