Sequencing DNA from those who lived long ago Ancient DNA is a new and rapidly growing field, with a Nobel Prize awarded in ...

The researchers on Viking's Octantis cruise ship are studying environmental DNA (eDNA) — bits of genetic material that float in the water, drift through the air, or linger in the soil.

The skeletal remains could help scientists unearth some of the mysteries around Viking DNA, and provide new answers about this centuries-old civilization. The skeletons were reportedly preserved ...

Back in the first millennium A.D., waves of human migration across Europe created an elaborate genetic puzzle that researchers have now started to unravel with a leap in DNA analysis. An enhanced ...

New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place on the battlefield.

Viking life wasn’t just tough, it was often chronically painful. For proof, all you need to do is examine their skulls. That’s what researchers at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg did with ...

a sacrilegious Viking, killed for stealing from the church. He was flayed and his skin mounted on the door as a warning. Alan did manage to extract identifiable DNA from the sample. But when he ...

Studying Viking Health A study of Viking teeth a year earlier piqued the interest of the University of Gothenburg’ researchers who conducted this study. They read a research article based on the ...

In one case, archeologists determined not only the age of a Viking ship found in Denmark ... the pattern bears a remarkably close resemblance to a DNA fingerprint. (See Create a DNA Fingerprint.) ...

what's really important to them is the DNA of where the person is coming from," Ilana Weinstein, the founder of the recruiting firm IDW Group, said. Subscribers can read more about the Viking ...

Rushen Heritage Centre opens for the new season this week with an exhibition delving into Viking life in the Isle of Man. The ...