Millions of people around the world live with rare diseases, most of them caused by a misstep in their genes. Some conditions ...

The semi-arid Kalahari Desert stretches over parts of Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana. It’s an ecological wonderland that ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr is one of three big-spending Saudi Arabian clubs hunting AFC Champions League glory on home soil ...

I f you’re chasing sunshine and warm weather year round, you’re in luck in South Africa! Several cities across the country ...

Gold breached the $3,500 mark on Tuesday, as investor concern grew over US President Donald Trump's renewed threats against ...

The Himba tribe has a population of approximately 50,000, with most members dedicating their time to agricultural activities.

The scientists at Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences in Lucknow will use gene editing to modify the DNA of the African ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Vultures have an image problem. Seen as ugly and associated with death, they are among the least ...

Here is a list of eight unique wild cats about whom bet you didn't know. The black-footed cat weighs only four pounds. It’s almost impossibly cute. And while it’s found in arid regions of South Africa ...

A new study reveals that a distinct North African human lineage lived in the Central Sahara over 7,000 years ago, during the African humid period. This population had been long isolated from other ...

Each time our ancestors colonised new continents as they spread around the world from Africa, large animals were driven to ... changes in ecosystems ranging from tropical forests to deserts. Cycles of ...