In the decades since its abandonment, Kolmanskop has become a magnet for photographers, history enthusiasts, and paranormal ...

The caves closed nearly three years ago due to flooding and reopened Tuesday with a new experience bringing tourists closer to the scientific action.

South Africa's Sterkfontein caves, home to early human fossils, reopened after three years, offering tourists a chance to ...

In the late 19th century, miners discovered fossils in the caves that attracted the interest of paleontologists. The numerous ...

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

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously ...

In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of South Africa, archaeologists discovered thousands of stone tools, ...

When we resumed at Harvard Kennedy School last year, Africa became a topic of interest among many of our fellow students.

In the deserts of Africa and the Middle East, scientists have discovered tiny rock tubes that appear to have been made by ...

Scientists found a “pygmy” creature with “leaf”-like toes in rocky a crevice of South Africa and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Courtney Hundermark via Conradie, Hundermark, Kemp ...

Unusual structures of unknown origin discovered in desert rocks have been documented in a new study. In the desert regions of ...