When archaeologists unearthed small cat bones in China dating back some 5,400 years, they figured cats had been hanging out in early Chinese farming settlements since the Neolithic Period. Now, a ...

In a recent study, researcher Dr. Hui Zhou and his colleagues conducted a genetic analysis of the genomes of individuals ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...

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 ...

Giulio Lucarini receives funding for this study from the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and ISMEO – International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies, Italy. He is affiliated ...