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, the ...

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. Scientists have uncovered ...

Neanderthal DNA strengthens the immune system and regulates inflammation Denisovan genes help with altitude adaptation and oxygen use Paleogenetics reveals that human evolution is more complex ...

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 ...

The evolutionary path leading to the rise of modern humans is full of twists and turns, and the latest surprise reveals that our species likely sprung forth from two ancient intermingling populations.