Ancient DNA shows Ice Age Europeans stayed connected across long distances
People who lived in Europe more than 30,000 years ago were more connected than scientists believed. A team…
Why the aurochs disappeared from Scandinavia: DNA, hunting, and expanding forests
Aurochs were the wild ancestors of modern cattle. They once roamed Europe, Asia and northern Africa. Today they’re…
Largest Denisovan DNA study reveals ancient genes still active in Oceanian populations
Ancient DNA inherited from Denisovans, an extinct group of human relatives, still influences the biology of people living…
Ancient herpesvirus genomes reveal a 2,500-year history of human infection
For decades, human betaherpesviruses 6A and 6B were thought to be relatively recent scientific discoveries, having only been…