The Jomon people—who eventually settled in what is now Japan—share little, if any, genetic connection to the Denisovan ...

A new study published in Nature reveals that a distinct group of early humans lived in this region for at least 8,000 years, ...

Archaeologists have discovered a previously unknown ancient lineage of humans living in Argentina, shedding light on the ...

New research confirms humans first reached the Sahul super-continent by two different routes around 60,000 years ago.

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 ...

A new genetic study has found Indigenous Australians travelled over two distinct routes, and 100 kilometres of open water, to ...

In the north, distinctive lineages such as M27, M28, and M29′Q trace deep roots in New Guinea and Near Oceania, while in the ...

In 1985, geneticists achieved a major archeological breakthrough after they successfully extracted partial DNA from ancient Egyptian skeletal remains. Almost exactly four decades later, researchers ...

A Europe-focused study published in the journal Science examined 87 ancient and modern cat genomes and found that the domestic cat, which has the scientific name Felis catus, originated in North ...

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 ...