Roughly 10,000 years ago, humans started shifting from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to building large agricultural ...

For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian—the ...

Despite its proximity to other groups of Neanderthals and the era’s modern humans, the lineage of the specimen, dubbed ...

The mystery, which has evaded scientists for more than five decades, can be explained with rather simple chemistry, according ...

Discovering cancers of epigenetic origin without DNA mutation Date: April 25, 2024 Source: CNRS Summary: A research team has discovered that cancer, one of the leading causes of death worldwide ...

Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims.

A quest to find living descendants of 36 enslaved people has transformed into a project that gives Black residents new clues to their ancestry, wherever it may lead.

A long history of mercantile trade along the eastern shores of Africa left its mark on the DNA of ancient Swahili people.