In a landmark study, scientists have reconstructed ancient DNA from Burzahom, a Neolithic site in Kashmir, revealing genetic ...

Ancient DNA from an Egyptian genome has been sequenced for the first time, revealing genetic links to the Fertile Crescent.

In a groundbreaking study published in Nature, scientists have, for the first time, extracted and decoded ancient DNA from ...

Traces of the unknown new genome were detected in two teeth and a finger bone of a Denisovan, which was discovered in a Siberian cave. There is not much data available about the appearance of ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover genetic material from ancient viruses (called endogenous retroviruses or ...