Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

A recent study has shown that the human ancestral DNA plays a crucial role in defining an individual's longevity.

In a hillside cemetery in southern Italy, the bones of a small Bronze Age community have yielded a secret that their stone ...

A new study finds that at least one Archaea has surprisingly flexibility when interpreting genetic code, which goes against a ...

An ambitious new plans for reforming football will blend a creative and technical approach with ideas drawn from national ...

Fossil insect find, Zekuforma maculata, reveals a land-to-water experiment in evolution, rewriting 230 million years of true ...

A new study has uncovered a direct genetic link between ancient practitioners of the Hanging Coffin burial tradition and the modern Bo people in Southwest China. The findings published in Nature ...

ATHENS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Thousands of Greeks marched through Athens on Monday to mark the anniversary of a violently quashed student uprising in 1973 that helped topple the military junta that then ...

The ancient Greeks had a mostly Mediterranean genetic makeup, with black hair and eyes being common. Credit: Aberdeen Painter, Public Domain The hair color of the ancient Greeks is a topic that has ...

Scott Blakey never set out to be a legend — but after our recent talk, it’s clear the breeder known as Shantibaba helped shape how modern cannabis is grown, tested, and understood. Scott described his ...