Priceless collections of books, manuscripts, and personal papers have been lost.

B.1.525 shares a mutation with the B.1.351 variant first detected in South Africa that seems to allow the virus to dodge the immune system.

New data suggest that the company’s approved COVID-19 vaccine protects against different virus variants, but could be less effective against the one that originated in South Africa.

The pandemic and accompanying lockdowns have meant missing growing seasons and losing out on key data. As restrictions are partially lifted, researchers are adjusting to the new normal.

An isotopic analysis of eggshell beads dating back more than 30,000 years indicates that they helped build networks that stretched for hundreds of kilometers.

If proven successful, the five-minute test could be a good temporary indicator before a confirmatory PCR test.

The company had helped develop a tool to aid decision-making in distributing limited medical equipment among coronavirus patients, but two high-profile retractions call into question the validity of Surgisphere’s work in toto.

The South African scientist fought for women’s access to healthcare in disadvantaged communities.

The study showed that a vaccine combining a variety of immune-stimulating components was no more effective than a placebo.

The information we’ve gathered showed us that warthogs can be used as disease sentinels, avoiding the need to resort to testing valuable or endangered animals.

A new facility located in a congested community with high tuberculosis rates brings basic science and cutting edge techniques into the heart of disease circulation.

From canceled conferences to delayed publications, fallout of the shutdown spread beyond US borders, prompting concerns about long-term damage to international collaboration.

The 51-year-old University of Cape Town researcher had been suffering from depression, and his death has prompted reflection on being a black academic in South Africa.

Although more evidence is needed to pin down a cause, researchers suspect that climate change is to blame.

As Cape Town nears drying up, researchers there have come up with simple ways to dramatically cut back on water use.  

From DNA evidence, researchers estimate the split from other species took place between 260,000 and 350,000 years ago.

Ancestral Homo sapiens’ jewelry changed with the times.