The burial site designated No. 56 included a skull and a jumble of arm and leg bones that had been laid to rest in a wooden ...

A remarkably preserved Siberian woolly mammoth, dating back 52,000 years, has yielded an astonishing discovery: fossilized ...

Ancient DNA reveals that cave lions were a distinct evolutionary lineage that split from modern lions more than a million ...

Ancient Homo erectus teeth found in China reveal a possible hidden genetic link to modern humans who are living today.

Discover how ancient DNA analysis connected 1.3 million Americans to Maryland's early settlers, revealing lost identities ...

A new study by the University of Turku and partners provides fresh insights into an individual buried near Lake Kitka in ...

Black abalone once carpeted the rocky shores of California by the millions. The large, long-lived sea snails sustained ...

A new DNA analysis of Peru’s mysterious conehead mummies failed to fully explain the origins of the Paracas skulls.

Ancient Romans were known for creating delicious sauces, including garum—a famous fish-based condiment. Scientists studying ancient DNA from a Roman-era salting plant in Spain have found that European ...

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Researchers have used ancient DNA to connect over 1.3 million living Americans to forgotten 17th-century English and Irish ...