Shocking DNA findings pulled from two mummies discovered in Northern Africa may rewrite the family tree of human history.

The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, but it has not always been so inhospitable.

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

More than 7,000 years ago, during the African Humid Period, the Sahara was lush and green. A human population lived […] ...