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Before dispersing out of Africa, humans likely had to learn to thrive in diverse habitats
Today, all non-Africans are known to have descended from a small group of people that ventured into Eurasia around 50,000 ...
A hillside of white crosses fuels a misleading story about South Africa’s farm killings
Nearly 3,000 white crosses on a hill in South Africa are a memorial to white people killed on farms over the last three ...
Humans adapted to diverse habitats before trekking out of Africa
Small bands of Homo sapiens made a few failed forays leaving our home continent before the species finally managed to launch ...
Can Africa’s great nomadic people save their way of life?
Across the continent, thousands of Fulani people are holding fast to their ancient customs—while reshaping their traditions ...
Stone tools from a cave on South Africa’s coast speak of life at the end of the Ice Age
The Robberg is one of southern Africa’s most distinctive and widespread stone tool technologies. Robberg tools – which we ...
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People of African ancestry are poorly represented in genetic studies. This effort will change that
Scientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create what they believe will be the world’s largest database of genomic information from the ...
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Are Black People Any Closer To The Goals Of The International Decade For People Of African Descent In Its Final Year?
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2015 to 2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent, with national, regional, and global actions. As proclaimed by the General ...
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Lawmakers celebrate resolution promoting equality for people of African descent across the globe
The United Nations General Assembly has officially adopted a resolution establishing a second Decade for People of African Descent. This new decade will run from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31 ...