We could show that between 10,000 and 1,300 years ago, no ancestry from outside present-day South Africa arrived at Oakhurst rock shelter. This genetic continuity over a long time is remarkable.

Africa, with its diverse landscapes and towering rock formations, presents a treasure trove of uncharted climbing routes for ...

Scientists from the University of Tokyo have found a secret hidden deep in South Africa’s Bushveld Igneous Complex. Within this rocky area that is famous for its rich and diverse ore deposits ...

Healing doesn’t always happen in a chair. Sometimes it happens under trees, by the ocean, or somewhere far out in South ...

Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in the Bushveld Igneous Complex (BIC) of South Africa, these microscopic ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA—According to a Newsweek report, a new study of the Horned Serpent Panel, a rock wall at the La Belle France site painted by the San people at least 200 years ago ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit central South Africa on Tuesday, shaking buildings in the financial capital of Johannesburg. The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor was ...