Africa
Exploration Mysteries: Did Romans Discover the Nile’s Source?
Ancient Greek historian Herodotus once called Egypt "the gift...
Wingsuit Pilot Flies From Kilimanjaro
British pilot Tim Howell has completed the second-ever wingsuit...
Rock Art Shows 260-Million-Year-Old Extinct Animal
Rock art in southern Africa might depict long-extinct animals...
Elephants Fatally Trample Tourist who Reportedly Ignored Warnings
A Spanish tourist is dead in a South African...
Found: Treatment for Spitting Cobra Venom
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine announced that a...
Sex Safari: In the Mighty Jungle, the Lions, er, Don’t Sleep Tonight
It’s 2024, and sex positivity has never been higher....
Updated: Ultrarunner Completes Length of Africa — But Was He the First?
Today, Russ Cook finished his south-north run along the...
Elephant Kills 79-Year-Old on African Safari
An aggressive elephant killed a 79-year-old woman in Zambia...
See Honnold’s Hits, Plus Jimmy Chin and Morocco Highlights
“The challenge of doing something that’s never been done...
Karlis Bardelis in Home Stretch to Complete Circumnavigation
Karlis Bardelis has begun the final 5,000km of his...
Ultrarunner Running Length of Africa Hits Bureaucracy Roadblock
British ultrarunner Russ Cook set off early last year...
Weekend Warm-Up: Unplanned and Unburdened in ‘Africa By Kayak’
Beau Miles is one of those people who can’t...
For Wildlife, the Human Voice is Scarier than the Lion’s Roar
Animals in Kruger National Park, South Africa, fear human...
World’s Oldest Known Wooden Structure Found in Zambia
On the banks of the Kalambo River in Zambia,...
Stone Age Carvings Are so Precise That They Reveal Species, Gender, Even Age
Newly discovered Stone Age carvings in western Namibia are...
Ancient ‘Workshop’ With 500+ Tools Operated by Mysterious Hominins
A dig in Ethiopia yielded an obsidian mother lode...
One Dead, 23 Missing After Hippo Hits Boat in Malawi
Tragedy struck Malawi on Monday, when a hippopotamus collided...
170,000 Years Ago, Early Humans Were Eating Giant Snails
The "slow food" movement has been happening for much...
Exploration Mysteries: Ksar Draa
Recently, a spectacular image of a castle-like structure standing...
