A major study of Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans reveals new genetic signals, highlighting a gene that appears consistently altered across different populations. Credit: Shutterstock A shared ...

Mandible of a hunter-gatherer woman who lived 7900 years ago at Matjes River Rockshelter in the Western Cape, South Africa, for whom a genome was reconstructed. In one of the largest African ...

A $5 million gift to Slippery Rock University — the largest in its 136-year-history — will fund scholarships, faculty research and add opportunities in Slippery Rock’s business program, officials say.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced that it welcomed over 1,800 prospective students and nearly 2,000 total guests on campus. According to a spokesperson, future ...

After six years, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is finally shining a spotlight on the transformative gift of over 3,000 African American quilts it received from the late ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Meharry Medical College has launched a global effort to create the world’s largest repository of genetic data from people of African ancestry, a project intended to close research ...

Belgian marine contractor Jan De Nul has ordered a rock installation vessel, specifically built to strengthen the protection of offshore energy and subsea data infrastructure. The vessel, named George ...

Artworks at the Kalahari Resorts & Conventions don’t just look African. They are African. Hand picked by owners Todd and Shari Nelson–and family–on purchasing trips to the continent. ByChadd Scott, ...

Motorists in a municipality in South Africa were left perplexed as a large scaly interloper brought traffic to a standstill. Tzaneen Voice reported that the bizarre encounter took place in Vuwani, a ...