Endangered mountain gorilla population boosted by rare newborn twins

Around half of mountain gorillas live in the Virunga Mountains, including Mafuko's family - the Bageni family. Thanks to the ...
Indian Defence Review

60,000-Year-Old Poisoned Arrows Found in Africa Reveal Ancient Human Ingenuity

Around 60,000 years ago, people in southern Africa were already using poisoned arrows as part of their hunting strategies.
The Debrief

60,000-Year-Old Projectiles Are the World’s First ‘Poison Arrows,’ Extending Earliest Use in Africa by Thousands of Years

Analysis of 60,000-year-old artifacts has uncovered the oldest known poison arrowheads, hinting at advanced ancient knowledge ...
ZME Science

Hunters in South Africa Were Using Complex Poison Arrows 60,000 Years Ago

New chemical analysis of quartz microliths from South Africa confirms that humans were skilled with poison long ago.

Arrow tips found in South Africa are the oldest evidence of poison use in hunting

The discovery that small stone arrow tips were treated with plant poison 60,000 years ago means that ancient African hunters ...

Watch: Angry elephant tips over safari vehicle; were rangers to blame?

An elephant was captured in video attacking a safari vehicle in South Africa, and several commenters were quick to blame ...
Knewz on MSN

Researchers discovered poison on 60,000-year-old arrows in South Africa

Arrowheads excavated from the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal contain traces of poison from the gifbol plant.
IFLScience

World’s Oldest Poison Arrows Were Used By Hunters 60,000 Years Ago

P rehistoric hunter-gatherers in South Africa applied deadly poisons to their stone arrows 60,000 years ago. Amazingly, the ...
Dinosaur Discovery on MSN

When fossils revealed a dinosaur built around killing hands

This documentary examines a rare predatory dinosaur whose oversized claws shocked paleontologists when they were first ...

Humans Made Poisoned Arrowheads Thousands of Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

Researchers have found traces of what appears to be plant-derived poison on tiny stone arrowheads from South Africa dated to ...

Oldest known poison arrows were used to hunt animals 60,000 years ago

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

How Chinese criminals are grooming orphans into Africa's illegal wildlife trade

Chinese wildlife traffickers are recruiting orphans from Malawi into their network of illegal ivory trading. Freelance journalist Rachel Nuwer joins Here & Now ‘s Scott Tong to discuss how she ...