Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...
An international team of researchers from Africa and the United States identified a newly described species of psychedelic mushroom that is the closest known wild relative of P. cubensis.
A population of early humans lived in southern Africa in near isolation for at least 200,000 years, according to a sweeping new analysis of ancient DNA drawn from 28 people who lived there between ...
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Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- 1 Reflections on Conceptualizing Africa for ...
A newly published paper in Nature describes the complex process of launching a nine-country collaboration in Africa to significantly expand scientists’ understanding of human genetic diversity. This ...
A paper published in the journal Proceedings B of the Royal Society describes the discovery of a new species of magic ...