Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

Conservationists have sounded the alarm for decades that habitat fragmentation is just as devastating to elephant populations ...

Two women buried 7,000 years ago in a Libyan rock shelter have no business being genetically mysterious. They lived during ...

Researchers deciphered ancient genomes from the Green Sahara, revealing an isolated North African human lineage.

Genealogical and genetic ancestors aren’t the same thing. A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell you what you imagine ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Meharry Medical College has launched an ambitious new research initiative aimed at building the world's largest collection of genetic information from people of African ...

A groundbreaking study published in Antiquity explores the genetic diversity in seventh-century England, revealing that two individuals buried in Kent and Dorset had ancestry linked to West Africa.

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

A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants ...