A sealed tomb, a skeleton in a pot, and a 4,500-year-old secret hidden in two teeth have just upended what we thought we knew ...

Researchers have discovered a mysterious and previously-unknown population that flourished in present-day Argentina for ...

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

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, ...

The frozen remains of a juvenile woolly mammoth named Yuka preserved details about the animal’s last moments alive ...

How much influence did humans really have on the enormous variety of today’s dog breeds? An analysis of dog skulls from the last 50,000 years brings surprising insights to light: As early as 11,000 ...

A tiny Crimean bone links Neanderthals to Siberia, revealing long-distance networks shaped by shifting climates and migration ...

A new study of ancient dog DNA shows that people and dogs traveled together across Eurasia for at least 10,000 years.

This is because DNA from even a single individual can reveal a web of relationships, even helping law enforcement to solve crimes committed by distant relatives they have never met. And as you ...

An international research collaboration, including INRAE, has published the complete set of genes (pangenome) and agronomic ...

Neanderthals may have never truly gone extinct, according to new research – at least not in the genetic sense.

New research shows the prehistoric Jomon people of Japan carried almost no Denisovan DNA, offering clues about early human ...