Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

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Historical inhabitants of the region that is now Ukraine have had diverse European, Asian and Middle Eastern ancestry for ...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

Though the majority of blonde-haired people today come from Europe, the unique hair colour originated in a land that is a ...

University of Ferrara researchers in Italy have examined how European skin, eye and hair pigmentation evolved over the past ...

This early-branching population has no descendants today. Perhaps most interestingly, the genomes enable scientists to narrow down the date that Neanderthals bred (admixed) with modern humans ...

Ancient-DNA analyses identify a Caucasus Lower Volga people as the ancient originators of Proto-Indo-European, the precursor ...

In addition to carrying a timeless quality, sandhill crane migration connects ecosystems ... Mexico’s Bosque del Apache. Human admiration of cranes is an ancient phenomenon, with cultures ...

As part of its efforts to build bridges of communication and dialogue with countries and cultures of the world, the Emirate ...

People have been keeping sheep in pens for around 11,000 years. Now scientists are shedding light on this millennia-old ...