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

Between 5,000 and 14,000 years ago, the Sahara Desert looked nothing like it does today. It was lush and green, with lakes ...

A new study reveals that a distinct North African human lineage lived in the Central Sahara over 7,000 years ago, during the ...

Researchers studied the DNA of two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified individuals excavated in the Takarkori rock shelter in ...

About 7,000 years ago, in the Sahara, two women were buried in a rock shelter in what is now southwestern Libya. At the time, ...

In this pioneering study, researchers analyzed 7,500-year-old African women and found a whole new human lineage.

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

Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...

The Sahara Desert, now desolate, was once a lush savannah supporting a mysterious, isolated human lineage around 7,000 years ...

This week, discover the Sahara’s greener past, explore a mysterious cosmological force, marvel at a new concept for space ...

The researchers managed to extract DNA from the teeth and bones from two of the burials. They found that as humans migrated ...