Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa's largest pastoral populations. The ...

Humans have been making maps for as long as they’ve been exploring the Earth. Some of their cartographic maps went on to ...

The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for U.S.-based users of Google Maps as the Gulf of America.

Africa is undergoing a gradual geological transformation, with tectonic forces slowly pulling the continent apart. This ...