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Homo sapiens

Only humans fight to the death over matters of pure ideology

Maverick Life

Only humans fight to the death over matters of pure ideology

By Rethabile Masilo

Blombos Cave and the birth of human intelligence

Africa

Blombos Cave and the birth of human intelligence

By Don Pinnock

Scientists discover burials, symbols by extinct species in Cradle of Humankind

Sci-Tech

Scientists discover burials, symbols by extinct species in Cradle of Humankind

By Elsabé Brits

The world now has 8 billion people - how evolution made it happen

Magazine

The world now has 8 billion people - how evolution made it happen

By Matthew Wills

The seeding of Earth — an experiment that went horribly wrong

Magazine

The seeding of Earth — an experiment that went horribly wrong

By Corrie Verbaan

Secrets in the genes – how ancient DNA sheds light on social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago

Africa

Secrets in the genes – how ancient DNA sheds light on social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago

By Elizabeth Sawchuk, Jessica Thompson and Mary Prendergast

South Africa wasn’t always a land of thirst

South Africa

South Africa wasn’t always a land of thirst

By Tiara Walters

Ancient human tracks on South Africa’s west coast: 3 reasons they are an exciting find

Magazine

Ancient human tracks on South Africa’s west coast: 3 reasons they are an exciting find

By Charles Helm

Origins of modern man revealed — Africa is in us all

Africa

Origins of modern man revealed — Africa is in us all

By Shaun Smillie

Africa’s Megaherbivores succumbed to declining woodlands, new research shows

South Africa

Africa’s Megaherbivores succumbed to declining woodlands, new research shows

By Elsabé Brits

Op-Ed: Hunter-gatherers – the original affluent society

South Africa

Op-Ed: Hunter-gatherers – the original affluent society

By James Suzman