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 ...

New genetic research has shed fresh light on one of the most mysterious chapters in human evolution—the relationship between ...

An area called the central Southern Cone in South America, which consists of a large part of Argentina, is known to be one of ...

The research, the first of its kind, utilized ancient DNA data to explore human migration along the Hexi Corridor, a pivotal ...

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 ...

The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human ...

Advances in sequencing ancient DNA have revealed that over millenia, people have moved into new regions in successive waves, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...