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The Scientific Beauty Of African Tightly Coiled Hair

Think Africa Reference Guide • Human Evolution • Genetics The Scientific Beauty of African Tightly Coiled Hair African tightly coiled hair is a remarkable piece of human biology: a spring-shaped structure that experimental research shows can reduce solar heat reaching the scalp while lowering the amount of sweat needed for cooling. The strongest evolutionary explanation […]

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Nubia Preserved Saint George

Nubia • Saint George • African written history Nubia Preserved the Oldest Life of Saint George The oldest surviving detailed life of England’s patron saint was preserved not in England, but in an African cathedral at Qasr Ibrim. That fact changes the map of Saint George—and exposes how casually African literacy has been erased. The

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