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

Scientists found that fast-evolving DNA shaped human brain development but might also increase risks for mental disorders.

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In a new study published today in Science, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), together with global ...

An ancient-DNA revolution is turning the high-speed equipment used to study the DNA of living things on to specimens from the past. The technology is being used to create genetic maps of saber ...

A man whose conviction for a 1994 murder was overturned on new DNA evidence says he’s having a hard time adjusting to today’s hyper-connected world after spending the past 30 years behind bars.

For thousands of years, Neanderthals flourished across Eurasia. But new research suggests their genetic diversity plummeted ...

Scientists have successfully dated the remains of the Lapedo Child, which possesses a "mosaic" of Human and Neanderthal ...