Ancient DNA is turning human prehistory into something startlingly intimate. Instead of a clean handoff from one species to another, the last 50,000 years look more like a long, tangled story of ...

In the central Sahara, where sand now buries ancient lakes, scientists have pulled genetic material from 7,000-year-old mummified women and found DNA that does not match any living population. The ...

This ancient people lived in the Sahara when it was a much more welcoming environment.

DNA analysis of a Roman-era skeleton found near Beachy Head suggests the woman was likely from Britain, revising earlier ancestry claims.

Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why ...

Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a genetic legacy from Denisovans, an extinct human relative. A new study reveals ...

Using single-cell epigenomic profiling of immune cells from 110 individuals, researchers show that genetic variation and ...

The Review Calls for New Precision Medicine Treatments for PatientsBaltimore, Jan. 30, 2026: Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the ...