Your browser does not support the audio element. The Biolore podcast series presents lesser-known stories from the history of biological sciences in India. This ...

The origins of domestic cats — centuries before they conquered the world’s sofas and internet memes — have long been murky. Now, ancient DNA is helping to fill in the blanks, and the findings shake up ...

In a recent study, researcher Dr. Hui Zhou and his colleagues conducted a genetic analysis of the genomes of individuals associated with the ancient Hanging Coffin tradition in Southeast and Southern ...

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 ...

TEL AVIV, Israel & LEHI, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MyHeritage, the leading global platform for family history and DNA testing, announced today the release of Ancient Origins, a major new product that ...

The international study, published in Science, analyzed 87 complete genomes from both ancient and modern felines to map how cats spread geographically over millennia. The earliest domestic cat DNA in ...

Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago. Researchers are still charting how human ...

Analysis of ancient proteins may fill in the gaps of human evolution left by the decomposition of DNA. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

A Late Neolithic skull. For the recent study, scientists extracted DNA from skulls and teeth to look for traces of diseases. Marie Louise Jørkov under CC BY-NC 3.0 From avian influenza to Zika virus, ...

A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...