Using bone fragments, some no bigger than a finger, California State University, Northridge anthropologist Hélène Rougier and ...

Researchers have identified the genetic material of scarlet fever while examining a tooth from a naturally mummified skull ...

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

Ancient DNA reveals a sudden population collapse and replacement in Europe 5,000 years ago during the Neolithic decline.

You probably have a member of your family that you’re not related to by blood—a step-parent, an adopted cousin, your mom’s ...

The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...

Studying ancient history means encountering some unsettling traditions. For me, that included learning about “sunjang,” a ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced last week that they are going to genetically sex test all women athletes.

By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the genetic origins of the Greek people, shaped over millennia ...

The results are transforming how scholars understand human history. By analysing parchment, researchers are uncovering ...

For over six centuries, the Shroud of Turin has been a cherished Christian artifact. Millions have gazed upon this faint image of a crucified man, seeing the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth, while ...