DNA evidence from Starosele suggests that Neanderthals traveled from Europe to Asia in warmer turns of Paleolithic period.

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

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

New research on ancient DNA uncovers complex migration patterns, family ties and endogamy in the prehistoric Aegean region.

Roughly 10,000 years ago, humans started shifting from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to building large agricultural settlements, marking one of the greatest transformations in human history. This ...

A German archaeologist discussed his team’s research on two cadavers buried in early medieval England — both of whom had ...

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

An interview with Hunt for the Oldest DNA director Niobe Thompson about chronicling Eske Willerslev's breakthrough research ...

Across the South Pacific, tucked between rainforests and volcanic mountains, Papua New Guinea holds one of the most genetically unique populations in the world. Long isolated from the rest of humanity ...

Skeleton of one of the two individuals who lived in the middle of the Bronze Age and whose complete genome was reconstructed and sequenced by the Lausanne team. It comes from the archaeological site ...

Matthew Williams, academic affiliate assistant professor of biology at Penn State (left), and Christian Huber, assistant professor of biology at Penn State, are part of a team that used sophisticated ...