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2bn-year-old 'time capsule' could contain life
Dec 29, 2019Scientists have discovered what looks like bacteria in water retrieved from isolated 'pockets' in South Africa.
Firm is selling gin infused with elephant dung
Nov 13, 2019A South African gin known as Indlovu is made by combining regular ingredients with elephant excrement.
Oldest human skull found outside Africa
Jul 11, 2019Scientists have identified the earliest known evidence of modern humans outside of the African continent.
Egypt's exotic canary yellow glass identified
May 16, 2019Scientists have finally determined the origins of a mysterious yellow glass found in the African desert.
Mystery surrounds death of 'resurrected' man
Apr 14, 2019The man at the center of a hoaxed 'resurrection' in South Africa has since died under suspicious circumstances.
South African 'resurrection' hoax goes viral
VIDEO Feb 27, 2019A pastor who 'resurrected' a man at a funeral recently is now at the center of a viral Internet phenomenon.
Lost city discovered in Africa using LIDAR
Feb 2, 2019Researchers have uncovered the site of a 15th-century city which was once home to over 10,000 people.
Frog travels 8,000 miles in woman's suitcase
Jan 22, 2019One holidaymaker got more than she bargained for recently after returning from a trip to South Africa.
Malapa skeletons are the same hominin species
Jan 20, 2019Anthropologists have published the results of a new study in to two fossil skeletons found in South Africa.
Ancient tools discovery could rewrite history
Dec 1, 2018The discovery of stone tools in Algeria has cast doubt on the notion that east Africa was the 'cradle of humankind'.
New species of crocodile discovered in Africa
Oct 26, 2018Researchers from Florida International University have identified the first new species of crocodile in 85 years.
Meteorite found in Africa is older than the Earth
Aug 7, 2018Scientists have been studying a meteorite that dates back to a time before the birth of our solar system.
Towed iceberg could solve Cape Town drought
Jul 4, 2018A marine salvage expert has suggested towing an iceberg 1,200 miles to act as a source of fresh water.
'Dead' woman is found alive in morgue fridge
Jul 3, 2018Staff at a mortuary in South Africa were stunned to discover that one of the bodies was very much alive.
Mystery as Africa's oldest trees suddenly die
Jun 12, 2018Several of the trees, which date back thousands of years, have abruptly died off within the last decade.
Was ancient 'hashtag' the first human symbol?
Apr 25, 2018Hashtag-like etchings found on a rock in South Africa's Blombos Cave are thought to be over 100,000 years old.
Crack suggests that Africa is splitting in two
VIDEO Apr 1, 2018A huge crack that opened up in Kenya recently has indicated the beginnings of a new continental split.
Giant prehistoric lion was as tall as a man
Mar 26, 2018Fossil hunters have discovered the skull of a huge prehistoric lion that roamed Africa 200,000 years ago.
Oldest human fossil outside Africa discovered
VIDEO Jan 26, 2018A prehistoric jawbone unearthed in Israel's Misliya Cave is believed to date back up to 200,000 years.
Diver narrowly avoids huge great white shark
VIDEO Dec 11, 2017New footage has emerged of a diver's extremely close encounter with the jaws of a monster shark.
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