DNA found in a prehistoric grave in Italy reveals a rare genetic disorder and is transforming our understanding of ancient ...

A genomic analysis of dozens of ancient Korean skeletons revealed a special "sacrificial caste" of people. About 1,500 years ...

There are records of whole human groups disappearing mysteriously from parts of northwest Europe, particularly what is now ...

The Shroud of Turin, claimed by some to have wrapped the body of Jesus after his crucifixion, got a publicity boost during ...

A metagenomic study of this cloth, controversially purported to bear the imprint of the body of Jesus Christ, has little to ...

Scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that humans reached New Guinea and Australia around 60,000 years ago—earlier ...

By analyzing DNA of ancient skeletons at a Neolithic burial site near Paris, an international team of researchers has ...

Scientists have discovered an unknown human lineage in China dating back 11,000 years, revealing new details about early ...

Bones from a remote Bronze Age site in northern China carry ancestry no one expected, and the evidence runs deeper than DNA.

How did DNA from the Indian subcontinent land up on a shroud in Italy connected to the worship of Jesus Christ? Researchers ...

The Shroud of Turin is one of history's most analyzed and discussed artifacts. The Shroud of Turin "is a centuries old linen ...

A new analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from Neanderthal fossils suggests researchers may need to revisit when ...