Ancient DNA in Oceania reveals hidden human evolution and health insights
A vast stretch of islands across the South Pacific holds one of the oldest human stories on Earth.…
In a first, scientists extract ancient human DNA from cave walls
(Solving one of humanity’s oldest ‘missing person’ cases) “It is now possible for researchers to recover DNA from…
Bangkok Post – Plague was killing hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago: study
Disease long associated with Europe believed to have emerged far earlier in Siberia Marmots are thought to have…
Sahara discovery: 7,000-year-old skeletons with unknown DNA puzzle scientists | World News
The discovery of fossilised human remains in the Sahara Desert has marked a new era in research on…
Prehistoric wolf’s gut frozen in time reveals an ice age giant
On the vast expanse of the Siberian steppe 14,000 years ago, a 2-month-old wolf pup gobbled down some…
You Won’t Believe Where Scientists Found a 14,400-Year-Old Woolly Rhino Genome
Yesterday’s lunch can sometimes be tomorrow’s scientific discovery, even if yesterday was actually 14,000 years in the past.…
How DNA from cave dirt is revealing clues about early humans and Neanderthals
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Story of ‘first Black Briton’ rewritten by advances in ancient DNA technology
An ancient woman thought to have hailed from sub-Saharan Africa and therefore to have been the first known…
Were Ancient Wolves And Bronze Age Humans Each Other’s Friends?
Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were found to be thousands of years…
“Tropical Mammoth” Fossils Found In Mexico, But Some Researchers Say They Should Be Classified As An Entirely New Species » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock Mammoths are one of the most famous ancient animals, right up there with dinosaurs. This ancient mammal…