Humans lived under the leafy canopy of a West African rainforest by at least 150,000 years ago. Previously, the oldest secure evidence for humans living in African rainforests dated to about ...

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don't yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant idea was ...

Learn more about the new study which suggests humans had to adapt to different environments within the African continent before being able to successfully migrate out of it.

The New Orleans Museum of Art is reconsidering the presentation of African arts to focus on human experience as the driving force for the dynamic production and circulation of people, ideas and ...