A piece of chewed birch bark tar gum unearthed in western Sweden has unlocked a window into ancient life, revealing the ...

Powerful new applications of what is known as next-generation sequencing are now helping with identification of degraded ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

This discovery supports long-suspected ties between Egypt and Mesopotamia, once inferred only from trade goods and shared ...

An EHU study analyzing different genetic markers associated with facial features of the European population has shown a ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia , according to ...