DNA from a 7,100-year-old woman in Yunnan reveals a ghost lineage linked to Tibetan ancestry and early Austroasiatic populations, shedding light on East Asia's ancient genetic diversity.

Beneath the surface of present-day western Honduras lie the ruins of Copán—an archaeological site that once stood as a vital ...

According to a new study led by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, among others, the answer is not only “yes”, but “yes, and we should ...

Researchers found that changes in the pla gene copy number in Yersinia pestis affected plague virulence and host survival.

A new study, led by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, and ...

Alterations to a single gene in the plague bacterium's genome have shed light on a method the germ has used to survive and ...

They've extracted fragments of enamel proteins from the teeth of fossils of the species Paranthropus robustus and used them ...

A reference genome of the near-extinct northern white rhinoceros can indicate the quality of rhino stem cells that can ...

Modern humans were essentially like waves crashing on a beach, slowly but steadily eroding the beach away.” With this vivid ...

Colossal Biosciences' chief scientist has clarified that its "dire wolves" are just genetically modified gray wolves ...

We are just one branch of a diverse human family tree. Aside from Neanderthals, who were they – and why did we replace them?

The near-extinct northern white rhino could be revived following a "crucial" genome breakthrough. It is one of the rarest ...