The Spark of Innovation In a modest workshop, a young African student has achieved what global corporations have not: a phone ...

After a six-year hiatus, the Inventions Concert Series is back and looking for artists who want to transform their work into ...

This story appears in the February 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. Each February, in observance of Black History Month in the United States, we revisit the stories of notable African ...

New research reveals traces of plant toxins on arrow tips in South Africa, suggesting that the technique was used tens of ...

Code drives Africa’s tech surge, powered by a young, digital-native population and growing investment. From Lagos to Nairobi to Cape Town, teams are launching payment, health, and edtech platforms.

Mary Kenner invented a sanitary belt with a moisture-proof pocket in the 1920s but faced racial discrimination that blocked ...

In Philly, protest march following killing of Minnesota woman by ICE About 1,000 people marched through Center City on ...

Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to ...

Swedish producer is trying to to accelerate the process of extracting the elements vital for hi-tech products ...

Traces of a toxic chemical found on 60,000-year-old arrowheads hint at advanced planning by Palaeolithic hunters.

Each year, the United States observes National Whipped Cream Day on January 5. The day  provides an opportunity to recognise whipped ...

In the march of time, some people have gone far ahead, while some other people have lagged behind. Why so? Guns, Germs, and Steel is an attempt to answer this question. The author, Jared Diamond, ...