Meet the people driving the kingdom's ambitious cultural expansion and its transformation into globally-recognized art hub.

I’M OFTEN ASKED WHY AFRICA MATTERS. It’s an understandable question in a world of real responsibilities, real demands, and ...

A 7,000-year-old femur bone belonging to an antelope, discovered in a South African cave, has revealed the earliest confirmed use of a multi-component arrow poison. Three modified bone arrowheads were ...

The Casarabe society of pre-Columbian Amazonia engineered an advanced water management system, enabling year-round maize ...

Scientists say that the two lost, but extremely important books by Apollonius, the Greek mathematician known to the ancient ...

The ancient wisdom traditions have long offered philosophical and practical approaches to self-actualization that are worth ...

Here’s a look at five unique African hairstyles that originated on the continent and have left an indelible mark on fashion ...

Here’s a look at five of the weirdest things humans have ever used as currency.

Discover the fascinating history of cat domestication and genetic analysis results, revealing how ancient Egyptians played a ...

Nobody knew what they are, and whether they are only a temporary phenomenon, or if they have been sitting there for millions ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum spans an astonishing 500,000 square meters, twice the size of the Louvre Museum in Paris.

For some, Africa has an unfortunate reputation. Outdated stereotypes abound of poverty and people living in mud huts while ...