A study scanned genomes from over 450,000 people to find individuals who carry rare archaic versions of DNA changes once ...

The Harbin cranium, known as Dragon Man, is one of the most complete ancient skulls ever found and may represent a newly ...

After more than a century of speculation, researchers have traced the likely origins of the legendary Hjortspring boat through chemical analysis of its construction materials and the discovery of an ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

Archaeologists working in the Southern Ural Mountains have uncovered an unexpected clue about how an ancient plague once ...

The Hjortspring boat carried warriors on an attempted attack of a Danish island over 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists have new clues about where these raiders came from.

A sprawling international fertility scandal is forcing regulators and doctors across Europe to rethink donor screening after ...

According to Ding, "Ancient people had superb abilities in navigating nature. With an understanding of currents, wind, stars, ...

Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering ...

Universities worldwide are reinventing themselves for longer lives. Midlife programs from Harvard to NUS signal higher ...

Experts from Teesside University have launched a pioneering research project into the Roman Empire's leather economy ...