This marks the first-ever generation of DNA barcodes for the elusive species, placing it within a clearer taxonomic framework and revealing its lineage as an ancient Gondwanan relic ...

For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to ...

Found in the ancient city of Caracol, the tomb contained a rare jade mask, ceramics, and jewelry often linked to the Maya ...

The mysteries surrounding the life and death of Te K’ab Chaak, the first ruler of the ancient Mayan city of Caracol in Belize ...

In the dry, windswept valleys of Northern Chile, two ancient skeletons are changing how scientists understand the history of ...

Centuries-old DNA has confirmed that Greenland’s sledge dog Qimmit is the oldest yet known domesticated dog breed, a discovery that sheds more light on their close relationship with the region’s ...

Archaeological evidence confirms a long history of human movement from the southeastern coast of the Chinese mainland to the ...

A woman hid the bodies of two new-born babies in bin bags after their births were concealed due to her distrust in ...

Have you ever wondered what diseases ailed our forefathers And what infections troubled our ancestors Or maybe you have ...

Museum ichthyologist Cristhian Conde-Saldaña uses evolutionary genetics to study freshwater fishes and document at-risk ...

Superman became an American symbol during World War II and a political lightning rod, making adapting him a heavier lift than ...

Archaeologists from the University of Houston working at Caracol in Belize, Central America have uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak, the first ruler ...