By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

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Are you a Viking? With a name like mine the answer ought to be obvious but a study in my constituency posing that question ...

A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell you what you imagine it does about your family tree. ... DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African?

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Sheffield’s story is woven from Viking, Irish, Jewish, Caribbean and South Asian roots — find out where your family fits in ...

DNA Tests Reveal 1st High-Ranking Female Viking Warrior, Scientists Say The grave was furnished with a sword, shields, various other weapons and horses, one researcher said ...

Throughout their long history, Qimmit have remained working dogs–still almost exclusively bred by mushers to pull sleds for ...

During the Viking Age, considered to run from 793 to 1066 A.D., Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raids, colonizing, conquering and trading throughout Europe, even reaching North ...