Genetic study reveals South Asians today descend from Indus Valley Civilization
DNA from ancient burial unlocks the mystery of 5,000-year-old lost culture of ancient India.
Genetics & DNA
Ancient DNA reveals African roots of American cattle
DNA evidence from Spanish settlements indicates that cattle were imported from Africa early in colonization.
Denny, a mysterious child from 90,000 years ago, whose parents were two different human species
Meet Denny, the first known human hybrid, a 13-year-old girl born to a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father.
Human DNA mapped from 20,000-year-old deer tooth
A breakthrough study has managed to obtain human DNA from a Stone Age object for the first time. Using a necklace that is 20,000 years old, researchers have been able to identify to whom it belonged.
Child’s bones buried 40,000 years ago solve a longstanding Neanderthal mystery
The remains of a Neanderthal child, known as La Ferrassie 8, were discovered in southwestern France; the well-preserved bones were found in their anatomical position, suggesting a deliberate burial.
Incredible new evidence revealed: Ancient genomes show migration from North America to Siberia!
Researchers describe genomes from ten individuals up to 7,500 years old that help to show gene flow from people moving in the opposite direction from North America to North Asia.
DNA of 10,000-year-old Luzio solves the mysterious disappearance of the sambaqui builders
In pre-colonial South America, sambaqui builders ruled the coast for thousands of years. Their fate remained mysterious – until an ancient skull unlocked the new DNA evidence.
Scientists found alien code ‘embedded’ in human DNA: Evidence of ancient alien engineering?
The so-called 97 percent of non-coding sequences in human DNA are nothing less than the genetic blueprint of alien life forms.
The faces of ancient hominids brought to life in remarkable detail
In a groundbreaking project, a team of experts has meticulously reconstructed several model heads, using bone pieces, teeth, and skulls discovered around the world over the past century.
Olivia Farnsworth: The strange girl who doesn’t feel hunger, pain or need to sleep!
Medics and Olivia Farnsworth's family are astonished by her rare chromosome condition, specifically a deletion on chromosome 6.
