New research reveals how human DNA preserves the story of language contact, showing when and where languages converged, ...

It's a mystery that has left experts scratching their heads for decades, but just how did humans make their way from Europe to North America? After years of uncertainty, a new discovery might just ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...

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

That's precisely what's happened with the recent discovery of mysterious 6,000-year-old skeletons whose never-before-seen DNA is causing scientists to re-evaluate our understanding of early human ...

A newly discovered Denisovan gene, hidden within human DNA, may have helped the first Americans adapt to their new world. Thousands of years ago, early humans braved a dangerous migration, traveling ...

Amid the soaring peaks and meandering rivers of Tràng An, Vietnam, a 12,000-year-old skeleton was recently found buried in a ...

Genomic studies show Papua New Guineans are closely related to Asians, shaped by isolation, adaptation, and Denisovan ...

Genetics researchers have sequenced the genomes of Greenland sled dogs, shedding light on both the development of this breed and Greenland's human history.

Canine genetic history could settle a debate about a Viking outpost and human migration.