The Fascination with Neanderthals Begins For many, the name Neanderthals conjures images of hairy, robust humans who walked ...

A historian believes he has determined Jack the Ripper's identity through a DNA match of a shawl found at the scene of one of ...

Ancient-DNA analyses identify a Caucasus Lower Volga people as the ancient originators of Proto-Indo-European, the precursor ...

Ancient DNA analysis provides new insights into our linguistic roots. Where did the Indo-European language family originate?

The notorious Victorian era serial killer Jack the Ripper's identity may have been discovered after 130 years due to new DNA ...

The rise of pastoralist peoples in the Eurasian steppes and their westward spread some 5,000 years ago may have been fuelled ...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

A DNA test allows you to learn more about your heritage, health, genetic conditions, family history and potential genetic matches that may connect you with long-lost relatives. We tested popular ...

The building blocks of DNA have been found in samples returned to Earth from an asteroid, suggesting life rained down from ...