Researchers analyzed the ancient DNA of two mummies from what is now Libya to learn about people who lived in the "Green ...

A groundbreaking discovery reveals a unique group of people who thrived in the once-lush Sahara.

DNA from two mummies at Takarkori links them to 15,000-year-old Taforalt hunter-gatherers, challenging the idea of the Green ...

Currently a harsh, arid sandscape, it's hard to believe the Sahara was once studded with sparkling water bodies that ...

A new study suggests a far more intricate genetic tapestry is involved in the ultimate ancestry of people in Japan.

Those of us who signed up for DNA testing kits from 23andMe did so thinking we’d unlock deep ancestral secrets. Maybe we’d ...

For decades, we've thought of our Neanderthal cousins as brutish, primitive beings. Second-class humans driven extinct by their own fallibility and stupidity. But as we are fast learning ...

Unlike Neanderthal interbreeding, this ancient event contributed ... where natural selection removes harmful mutations over time. Beyond human ancestry, the researchers say their method could help to ...

Neanderthal DNA strengthens the immune system ... have reshaped our understanding of human evolution and how our ancient ancestry influences modern health. One of the most fascinating discoveries ...

In a nutshell All modern humans share DNA from two ancient populations that split 1.5 million years ago and reunited through interbreeding about 300,000 years ago. The genetic mixture is approximately ...

“This population would later contribute about 80 percent of the genetic material of modern humans and also seems to have been the ancestral population from which Neanderthals and Denisovans diverged.” ...