Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

Scientists have uncovered evidence that modern humans emerged from two long-separated ancestral groups, not just one. This ...

The Lapedo child, discovered in Portugal in 1998, has fascinated scientists for over two decades. This enigmatic skeleton, ...

Ancient DNA is providing valuable insights that could help personalize treatments and drive innovations in modern medicine.

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

An analysis of the semicircular canals in Neanderthal ears reveals evidence of a 'bottleneck' event, leading to a reduction ...

Scientists discovered humans descended from two ancient populations, not one. These groups split 1.5 million years ago.

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.

But they did. We know this because many of us have some Neanderthal DNA. We find out what we gained when Homo sapiens mated with Homo neanderthalensis many thousands of years ago. Expert sees more ...