Recent analysis of ancient DNA has unveiled a profound bond between humans and dogs, tracing back at least 10,000 years. This partnership is evident in the shared migratory patterns across Eurasia, ...

Ancient DNA analysis has unveiled a previously unknown group of people who resided near the land bridge connecting Asia and ...

Rather than being a recent cultural development, kissing may have been practised by other early humans like Neanderthals and ...

Scientists recovered authentic RNA from woolly mammoths preserved in Siberian permafrost, something researchers said had ...

Over the past decades, a growing number of robotics teams have started developing modular robots inspired by the ancient ...

A new study looks at how the mouth-on-mouth smooch came into being, and concludes that Neanderthals also kissed.

Ancient lentils preserved in volcanic silos link modern Canarian crops to 2,000-year-old North African origins. Lentils cultivated in the Canary Islands today have roots that extend nearly 2,000 years ...

Gibbons, small apes closely related to humans, face severe threats to their survival. However, their evolutionary history has ...

China is harnessing cutting-edge science and technology to preserve and study its rich cultural heritage, with national research bases leading groundbreaking work in fields ranging from ancient mural ...

Scientists have collected ancient RNA from mammoth samples up to 52,000 years old. Learn how they can use that RNA to ...

Every human face is different, but scientists still know surprisingly little about how our DNA shapes these differences. To ...

Meanwhile, early dog trade might stretch even further back than the new studies indicate. To find remains from the first ...