We now have only the second high-quality genome from an ancient Denisovan human, which reveals there were more populations of ...

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 ...

Researchers at a Harvard Medical School laboratory are uncertain how they will continue supporting a large public genetic database after its primary source of funding expired last month.

When Matthias Meyer began studying the ancient DNA in the 400,000 year old fossils he found in the Sima de los Huesos, or Pit of Bones cave, deep beneath the Atapuerca mountains in Spain, he was ...

Week 7 of the 2025 NFL regular season is underway. The seventh week of the 2025 NFL regular season is highlighted by the ...

A 45,000-year-old Neanderthal bone found in Crimea shows ancient humans traveled thousands of miles, linking Europe and ...

Scientists found that one tiny DNA change in the NOVA1 gene helped modern humans resist lead exposure that harmed Neanderthals.

DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ...