Researchers have successfully extracted DNA from insects embedded within resin samples. This technique may eventually be used ...

The world's oldest DNA comes from a 2.4 million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland. Will scientists eventually sequence even older DNA?

A New York judge on Wednesday allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of Rex Heuermann, the man accused of being Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial ...

Two new hominin track sites discovered on Portugal beaches change how we view Neanderthals’ relationship with coastlines.

New methods extracted ancient DNA from sediments in Siberia’s Denisova Cave, revealing both Neanderthal and Denisovan ...

Roughly the size of a small human, the Chinese giant salamander is one of the largest amphibians in the world. These ...

Researchers have virtually reconstructed a crushed and distorted 1 million-year-old human skull discovered in China. The newly restored cranium may have belonged to a relative of the mysterious ...

It's time to rewrite the family tree, as scientists have revealed that our species is even older than we thought. In a new ...

Deep in the ocean, whale carcasses feed an immense diversity of life. Up on land, young trees grow from the remains of dead ...

A judge in New York rejected a request on 23 September to disqualify the use of cutting-edge DNA sequencing as evidence in a ...

Genetic research shows Neanderthals carried variants for red hair, freckles, and pale skin, while others had darker complexions. Populations living further north evolved lighter tones for vitamin D ...

Scientists have uncovered 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara that appear to belong to a mysterious lineage unlike any seen ...