A new study published in the journal Nature reveals that humans were living in African rainforests at least 150,000 years ago ...

Our human species emerged in Africa around 300,000 years ago but scientists don’t yet have a clear picture of what kind of natural environment we evolved in. Until recently, the dominant idea was that ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo government has opened bids for oil and gas drilling across huge swathes of the country, ...

Noisily bending boughs, two avian heavyweights tumbled through the early morning treetops like a pair of late-night partygoers. Despite their messy moves they looked resplendent, dressed in soft ...

Massive birds whose loud wingbeats and rollicking cries resound through tropical rainforests, African hornbills were a common ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is covered in rainforest and savannah, but years of armed conflict and government neglect have taken their toll. Poachers and militia groups often roam freely in the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is covered in rainforest and savanna, but poachers and militia groups often roam freely in the country's wilderness areas as years of armed conflict and government ...

In the Valley of the Nile, since long before the days of the pharaohs, Egyptian farmers have relied on the annual floods to ...