While analyzing livestock DNA from Arkaim, an international team that includes University of Arkansas archaeologist Taylor Hermes detected Yersinia pestis in ...
Forests were growing on the now-submerged landmass of Doggerland thousands of years earlier than previously believed, ...
New research that decoded the evolution of mosquitoes’ feeding habits from DNA could shed light on the murky timeline of prehistoric human ancestors.
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.
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.
Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...
During the Middle Ages, a devastating plague wiped out roughly one third of Europe's population. The disease spread through fleas that carried the ...
A mysterious form of plague that spread across Eurasia thousands of years before the Black Death has finally revealed a crucial clue. Scientists analyzing ancient DNA discovered the bacterium Yersinia ...
A 19-year-old Canadian man becomes the first human cured through prime gene editing after doctors corrected a rare genetic ...
New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on ...
Learn how jumping DNA may destabilize the genome years before diagnosis, potentially enabling earlier cancer detection and new treatments.