Many experts believe they are descended from the original Middle Stone Age expansion of anatomically modern humans.

South Africa certainly had abundance. There were seemingly endless tracts of fertile farmland; rich seams of precious gold, ...

No matter how long man holds out, death eventually wins, returning to the earth that which it gave and sustained. But there are men who never die but only disappear physically to return again. Two of ...

Founder and artistic director Shamel Pitts says the dance company is a co-creation with other artists who work in mediums ...

North Sentinel Island remains one of Earth's last true time capsules—its people living as their ancestors did for millennia, untouched by modern civilization. And since 1956, the Indian government has ...

The Ga-Adangbe tribe is among the ethnolinguistic groups that have a rich and vibrant culture. It is made up of Ga and ...

South Africa's land crisis exposes contradictions in ownership, policy, and reform. Can restitution balance justice with economic growth?

This Black History Month, the Banner is teaming up with WriteBoston’s Teens In Print program, highlighting young voices of ...

Madagascar owes its name to Marco Polo. The famous traveler heard about the island during his wanderings in Africa. The name ...

President Donald Trump has begun his America First overhaul of government, signing scores of executive orders in his first ...

In the second part of our series, we take a look at how more Mexican states' names came to be and what they mean today.