In paleoanthropology, a rare, nearly-complete skeleton can rewrite entire chapters of the human origin story. The “Little ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

If someone told you it rained fish once upon a time, would you believe them? You'd be forgiven if you said "no." But get this ...

Learn more about the people who once used Grotta della Monaca as a sacred burial site.

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

Did humans not originate from Earth? That is a question which has always puzzled scientists. Now, a social media claim has ...

Scientists organize millions of proteins by shape, as predicted by AI, revealing 700,000 new families and some shapes unique ...

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

The Sverris Saga, written in the 12th century, describes King Sverre’s rise to power and his conflict with the Baglers. The ...

The curious skeleton of a Roman-era individual in Britain, nicknamed the Beachy Head Woman, is not who we thought she was.

Donald Trump's administration is turning immigration screening into the backbone of a DNA surveillance system that reaches ...

A groundbreaking genetic study has revealed that Italians who reach 100 carry significantly more ancient Western hunter-gatherer DNA than their younger counterparts. The research, published in ...