Based on genetic material preserved in birch bark tar from Estonia, researchers found that the teen likely had brown hair and ...

Debate has long surrounded when humans first traveled into Sahul, the ancient landmass that is now Australia, New Guinea and ...

Genetic evidence shows humans reached Australia 60,000 years ago and may have encountered 'hobbits' along the way in ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient ...

Ancient bones buried deep in African soil are rewriting what we thought we knew about our shared human story. New genetic ...

Technologies needed for tracing engineered biothreats back to their sources are advancing rapidly. Here are some ...

New genetic test results by local environmental groups show that horses are one of the contributing factors to Palma Sola Bay ...

A groundbreaking study has overturned long-held beliefs about the domestication of cats. New DNA evidence shows that domestic ...

Archaeological evidence from sites like Madjedbebe suggested an arrival date of approximately 65,000 years ago, while genetic analyses consistently pointed to a much more recent timeframe of 47,000 to ...

Stray dogs in Chernobyl reveal genetic changes after decades of radiation, offering unique clues about how life adapts in ...

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

The family of Hazelle Fenty, who was murdered in Daytona Beach on her 76th birthday in 1992, is still searching for answers ...