A South African woman celebrated her 118th birthday on Friday with a modest party at her care home, making her one of the oldest people in the world. The post South Africa’s oldest resident ...

A South African woman celebrated her 118th birthday Friday as one of the oldest people in the world with a small party at her care home. Margaret Maritz was born on September 27, 1906, according ...

Liberia is the oldest country in Africa. It became independent after being established in 1822 as a settlement for freed slaves. Its capital, Monrovia, was named after U.S. President James Monroe.

The oldest country in Africa that's been here 1,900 years longer than Egypt ... In fact, the culture was around for so long that it has been split into three time periods by Egyptologists: ...

DNA from European fossils dating back 45,000 years offers new clues to how our species spread across the world. By Carl Zimmer Some 45,000 years ago, a tiny group of people — fewer than 1,000 ...