As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...

Two groups representing African-American communities came together in Hartford Friday, bringing their concerns right to lawmakers at the Legislative Office Building.

Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned ...

Isolated by mountains along the East African Rift is Lake Tanganyika. More than 400 miles long, it is the continent's deepest lake and accounts for 16% of the world's available freshwater. Between 2 ...

1.4 million-year-old jawbone classified as Paranthropus capensis Discovery suggests multiple Paranthropus species coexisted Findings reshape understanding of early human evolution ...

We have not, in this country, had a presidential era where succession politics has reared its head as early as it has this season.

South Africa, with 7.8 million people with HIV ... In Nigeria, a country that received about $1 billion in U.S. foreign aid last year, officials this week launched a committee with members from ...

Learn about prominent African American figures who impacted the country and the Brazos Valley. The Brazos Valley African American Museum gives the community the opportunity to learn about black ...

A fossil hunter in Denmark discovered a piece of 66-million-year-old vomit at the Cliffs of Stevns, containing parts of sea lilies. This unique find provides insights into prehistoric marine life ...

The bone fragments of Lucy, a 3.18 million year-old human ancestor which rarely ... The fossilised skeleton of the 1.1-metre-tall (3.6 feet), 29-kilogramme (64-pound) Lucy last left Ethiopia ...