Discover the world's most beautiful rivers! See the vibrant colours of Caño Cristales and the misty karst landscapes of the ...

A new study suggests that the Zambezi River, Africa’s fourth-longest, is 11% longer than previously thought, with its most ...

The Zambezi River, originating in Zambia, flows 2,574 km through diverse landscapes, forming borders and supporting rich wilderness. It is renowned for Victoria Falls and the Batoka Gorge, offering ...

The assassination of Chris Hani in April 1993 was a decisive moment in South Africa’s transition to democracy. Nelson Mandela ...

However, in the corridors of Zambia’s universities, there exists a silent but powerful form of philanthropy not the grand ...

Scientists sequenced genomes from 28 individuals dated between 225 and 10,275 years old. These remains came from regions ...

Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...

The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations ...

It was with my body curled into a bed of river sand, a malleable mattress carved by an ephemeral river, that I fell in love ...

The Congo River is the world's deepest river, located in Central Africa. Learn how powerful currents carved its maximum depth of 220 metres (720 feet) and why it is vital for the region's immense ...

Billions of years ago, it rained on Mars. The water collected in valleys and rivers, filled and spilled over the rims of craters, and was funneled into canyons, perhaps even making its way to a large ...

Scientific American sits down with nature writer Robert Macfarlane to discuss his latest book—one of our top picks of ...