Researchers have used genetic analysis to model the much-debated migration paths, and mingling patterns, of Bantu-speaking people as they disseminated across Africa. Their results reveal how ...

The holiday season can be overwhelming, even for those who have seen it many times. But for those exposed to the Christmas phenomenon for the first time, the mix of shopping marathons, huge light ...

Originally used as a derogatory term for native South Africans during the apartheid, the word ‘Bantu’ (which, FYI, translates to ‘people’ in many African languages) was reclaimed by the diaspora to ...

As Bantu-speaking people migrated across Africa, they acquired advantageous genetic mutations through admixture. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the May 5, 2017, issue of Science, ...