Homo sapiens has existed for at least 300,000 years, but its exact origin is still unknown. Some theories say that it evolved in East Africa about 50,000 years ago and expanded sou ...

A 13-year study of DNA samples collected from the 4,000-year-old Shimao site, a complex of gigantic prehistoric ruins on the ...

One of the most studied people are the Native Americans, who were believed to originally have come to North America from the ...

June 15 (Reuters) - Ancient DNA from bubonic plague victims buried in cemeteries on the old Silk Road trade route in Central Asia has helped solve an enduring mystery, pinpointing an area in northern ...

Diana Fernandes Margao Scientist Carino Gurjao, whose father hails from Agassaim and mother from Ambelim, was named in the ...

A new study shows that DNA duplication has been vitally important throughout the evolutionary history of gymnosperms, a diverse group of seed plants that includes pines, cypresses, sequoias, ginkgos ...

Despite the ubiquity of cats in modern homes, we still don't know many details about the timing and routes of early cat ...