The results are transforming how scholars understand human history. By analysing parchment, researchers are uncovering ...

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New research has discovered that the molecular machines responsible for copying our DNA have a surprising hidden talent—an ...

Fossils of anatomically modern Homo sapiens date to 315,000 years ago at Jebel Irhoud in Morocco. By 200,000 years ago, human bodies looked modern. By 100,000 years ago, the shape of the braincase had ...

Ancient DNA from a rare Neanderthal fetus, known from only 12 fragmented bones, provided insight into an earlier evolutionary branch and helped researchers trace a massive population crash that ...

On Monday, a paper announcing that all four DNA bases had been found on an asteroid sparked a lot of headlines. But many of the headlines omitted a key word needed to put the discovery in context: ...

In late January, Ben and his wife Gabby were driving to their home in Northeast Minneapolis when they received a message on an activist group chat that federal immigration officers were nearby. They ...

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has revealed that DNA from a glove found near Nancy Guthrie‘s home in Tucson, Arizona, was traced to a nearby restaurant worker. Last month, two weeks after Nancy was ...

Authorities revealed mystery DNA on one of the gloves discovered near Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home finally has a match — to an employee who works at a restaurant across the street. Pima County Sheriff ...

"At first, I kind of laughed … But they were serious. I could just see the seriousness in their faces." In this book excerpt, Lise Barnéoud explores the limitations of DNA testing. When you purchase ...

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there. By Carl Zimmer One of ...