A collection of rare maps of Africa, dating from 1530 to 1915, has been made freely available on the internet by Northwestern University in the US. Curator David Easterbrook says the antique maps not ...

From stargazing in Sutherland to gold panning in Pilgrim’s Rest, these South African towns don’t just offer travels — they ...

Continued use of blind representations of old colonial boundaries causes us to misread the reality on the ground in many African states and overestimate their empirical effectiveness. The official map ...

A RARE map of 16th-century Africa was being shown off after fetching almost £2000 at an auction.

We dive deep into a 1935 map of Africa, a relic that captures a pivotal moment in the continent's history. Join us as we explore the map’s significance, uncovering the changes and challenges ...

Morning Mix An 85,000-year-old finger fossil may challenge theories about how early humans migrated from Africa April 10, 2018 ...

From bags to totes and zipper pouches, this designer brings a bit of old school to a new generation of shoppers.

This post originally appeared on Global Citizen. In the last 500 years, a certain kind of map has been used to teach children about our planet. But public schools in Boston have made a big change — ...

Tiny beads are revealing big stories about human prehistory. A decade-long study of more than 1,500 beads found across Africa has revealed a 50,000-year-old social network, archaeologists say.

Africa may be set to transform itself from a relative clean-energy laggard into a power-sector pioneer.

For decades, geography teachers have relied on a more than 400-year-old map that grossly distorts the size of the world’s landmasses — the byproduct of trying to depict a sphere on a flat ...