One of our earliest ancestors, who lived around 3.5 million years ago, stuck to a mostly vegetarian diet. The ancient hominin, Australopithecus, inhabited eastern and southern Africa. These ...

After examining more than 3.3-million-year-old remains from seven specimens in South Africa, scientists suggest ... 3.3 million and 3.7 million years ago. This conclusion comes despite some ...

Isolated by mountains along the East African Rift is Lake Tanganyika. More than 400 miles long, it is the continent's deepest ...