Learn why the idea of an ancient African drying period is now being challenged and what this means for the story of the first ...

They included the oldest ancient DNA from the region to date, from two individuals who lived around 10,000 years ago. The findings show that the population history of southernmost Africa is ...

Ancient North African genomes rewrite Sahara’s genetic history. According to Ringbauer, a long-standing hypothesis has suggested that the Pastoralists of the Green Sahara originated from sub-Saharan ...

A study led by researchers from Brown University finds that rainfall patterns across northern Africa remained largely stable ...

Johannesburg - In the genes of some of Africa’s oldest populations is not just the story of our most ancient past but also a future of new discoveries that could save lives in generations to ...

Then, scientists used 23andMe’s identical by descent technology and vast database of DNAto match identical segments of ancient DNA with those of living descendants of the Catoctin workers.

Ancient DNA from South Africa rock shelter reveals the same human population stayed there for 9,000 years. ... New technology is making it possible to keep learning more from previously discovered ...