Inside a rare lab that's blazing a bold trail as it hunts for new drugs

Kelly Chibale says that the hunt for new drugs is kind of like a fairy-tale quest. And it takes a lot of time and patience.

How these secretive traditional circumcision rites are responsible for dozens of deaths

At least 48 boys and young men died during the latest round of initiation ceremonies in South Africa, which involve the highly secretive process of traditional circumcision to “become a man.” ...

Dozens of boys and young men are dying in South Africa's traditional circumcision rites

At least 48 boys and young men died during the latest round of initiation ceremonies in South Africa, which involve the ...

‘Africa Will Write Its Own History.’ Who Was Patrice Lumumba?

Remembering the African leader after a Brussels court this week ordered a retired Belgian diplomat stand trial for his 1961 ...
ZME Science

Tribe in Kenya Evolved Genetic Mutation That Lets Them Survive with Almost No Water

Women of Kenya’s Turkana community often walk miles each day in scorching heat to collect water for their animals and ...
Science News

A new study questions when people first reached South America

Data suggest people lived at Chile’s Monte Verde site thousands of years later than thought, challenging key “pre-Clovis” evidence. Not all agree.

Namibia: the history of a country shaped from a rich and traumatic past

A new book explores the country’s history, from world famous rock art to colonial genocide and the struggle for freedom.
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Scientists analyzing ancient DNA in Colombia found something unexpected — A 6,000-year-old genome with no descendants today

Scientists from the University of Colombia have found an ancient "ghost" DNA genome that existed in South America over 6,000 years ago but vanished.

Asa Tribe is set to become England's next opener - this is why: How 21-year-old wowed Aussies and ECB insiders on Lions tour, the secret to his 'simple game' and the only way ...

Tribe, 21, stood out during the Lions' tour Down Under over the winter, and is now expected to provide competition for both Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett this summer.