Ancient DNA and protein analysis reveal that modern Old Irish Goats are closely related to Bronze Age populations. This ...

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

The discovery of fossilised human remains in the Sahara Desert has marked a new era in research on the history of human ...

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

When do peripheral nerves develop? Researchers used "mosaic barcodes" to prove that neural crest cells commit to their ...

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 ...

Investigating questions of kinship, archaeologists discovered that treating non-blood relatives as family goes back to the ...

Airborne genetic material can be used to paint a picture of ecosystem health, watch for invasive species and even identify ...

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

Inspired by the visual language, cultural history, and format of matchboxes, three contemporary Indian projects are reimagining this object in strikingly different ways.

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

Genomic analysis reveals squid and cuttlefish evolved in deep oceans, survived mass extinction in refuges, and later rapidly diversified, following a “long fuse” evolutionary pattern.