New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes’ feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of prehistoric human ancestors.

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on ...

Mosquitoes haven’t always had a taste for human blood — partly because the tiny yet dangerous insects have been around a lot longer than humans.

Forests were growing on the now-submerged landmass of Doggerland thousands of years earlier than previously believed, ...

Mosquitoes haven’t always had a taste for human blood — partly because the tiny yet dangerous insects have been around a lot longer than humans.

A study published in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, destabilize the cancer genome. Unstable genomes are a fertile playground for cancer ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans.

While analyzing livestock DNA from Arkaim, an international team that includes University of Arkansas archaeologist Taylor Hermes detected Yersinia pestis in ...

A new study has revealed new insights into the mating patterns and preferences of early humans.

The preference of some mosquitoes in the Anopheles leucosphyrus (Leucosphyrus) group—including those that transmit ...

Geneticists have found an interesting pattern in how early humans and Neanderthals interbred—and it wasn't balanced.