The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilising vast, remote territories to remain out of sight. Current ...

Two people who lived in England during the Early Middle Ages had recent sub-Saharan African ancestry — likely from a grandparent, a new DNA analysis reveals. "The DNA shows that there is human, as ...

South African scientists have identified two new breast cancer genes -- RAB27A and USP22 -- in Black women, marking the first GWAS of its kind on the continent. This breakthrough highlights the need ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Meharry Medical College has launched an ambitious new research initiative aimed at building the world's largest collection of genetic information from people of African ...

The journey of our ancestors out of Africa was of keen interest to archaeologists as they tracked the age-old paths. Understanding the journey helped map the spread of the population and how it ...

In October 2015, scientists reconstructed the genome of a 4,500-year-old man who lived in Ethiopia. It was the first time that anyone had created a complete genetic snapshot of an African from an ...

Wenlong Carl Chen receives funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa and the National Institute of Health (USA). A breakthrough study has identified the genetic risk factors that ...

Ancient hunter-gatherers from Europe may have voyaged across the Mediterranean to Northern Africa around 8,500 years ago, new research suggests. Ancient DNA collected from the remains of Stone Age ...