A startling discovery has reignited one of science’s oldest questions: where did life truly begin? Researchers analyzing a ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have unearthed 6,000-year-old human skeletons in Colombia that possess a DNA ...

Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

By analyzing subtle chemical changes in DNA, researchers can now estimate a person’s age and traits even from tiny or damaged samples - Anadolu Ajansı ...

An enigmatic skull recovered from the bottom of a well in northeastern China in 2018 sparked intrigue when it didn’t match any previously known species of prehistoric human. Now, scientists say they ...

A new study by a Utah anthropologist, based on genetic evidence, concludes that the colonizers of Sahul arrived later than ...

The nature of evolution -- Early hominins -- Origin of modern humans -- The exodus out of Africa -- The settlement of the Near East -- Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Hobbits -- Dispersals into India -- ...

New genetic research is overturning decades of accepted beliefs about where Guam’s ancient CHamoru people came from, ...

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

They are weird, bald, subterranean rodents that look like sausages with teeth, and they have just revealed a genetic secret ...