Writing about the minerals beneath Africa's soil often feels like unpacking a suitcase of clichés. We've all read the tired tropes: "land of contrasts", "resource curse", and "continent of paradoxes".

South Africa certainly had abundance. There were seemingly endless tracts of fertile farmland; rich seams of precious gold, ...

Militaries that have taken power in Africa's Sahel region—notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger—have put pressure on western ...

And as the territory’s inhabitants have returned home since the ceasefire, the extent of the environmental devastation is ...

Kenya's President William Ruto, the champion of AU reforms, lamented that despite Africa's natural wealth, fertile land, ...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

When the Amerindians migrated to the Virgin Islands from South America, between the second and third millennia, wild fruits were part of the landscape of these islands. These fruits were gathered by ...

NDSU Digital History class produces "Glacier Prairie Farm" with help from local experts and including stories of major historical figures who helped shape the valley. NDSU Digital History students ...

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Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

The Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, endorsed at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, represents a key milestone in addressing the energy gap in Africa, where more than 600 million people currently ...