"Our study is a great example of how we can use advanced ancient DNA laboratory methods to map the history of this deadly ...

Learn how ancient DNA found in Medici family bones in Tuscany links two brothers’ deaths to malaria and challenges centuries ...

Ancient DNA can be a powerful tool for helping us reconstruct the long-dead past. Most surviving genetic material comes from ...

A Neanderthal skull from Forbes' Quarry, Gibraltar. (AquilaGib/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0) Genetic deterioration may not have been the major cause of Neanderthal extinction, new evidence suggests ...

Ancient DNA analysis of medieval cemeteries suggests shared graves reflected social and religious bonds rather than familial ...

According to a cutting-edge ancient DNA analysis, the Upton Lovell Shaman, a bronze age individual who had been featured in ...

DNA preservation on cave walls is highly variable, but scientists say their work is an important step on the path toward gaining a deeper understanding of our creative ancestors ...

Exclusive: Analysis offers ‘smoking gun evidence’ that overturns previous assumption that bronze age individual was male ...

When archaeologists find adults and children buried together in medieval graves, it is often assumed that they were members ...

A medieval churchyard is a place of Christian ideals and community traditions. Shaded by stately oaks, the moss-covered ...

A new study suggests that certain genetic differences, passed down from ancient human ancestors, and exposure to common present-day chemicals could explain why some women are more likely to develop ...