Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

In the last decade, archaeologists have learned to read the genetic traces that ancient humans and Neanderthals left not only ...

The research represents a major step forward in revealing how the three dimensional form of DNA shapes the way human biology functions. In a major step toward understanding how the physical form of ...

Scientists used mtDNA to confirm what many researchers had long suspected: the Chinese “dragon man” Harbin skull belonged to ...

A new study shows, for the first time, how the human genome folds and moves in 3D over time to control when genes turn on and ...

After 10 years, members of the 4D Nucleome consortium have successfully completed the first phase of a project that aims to ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

These genomes are the oldest yet found of modern humans in Europe, though they were not the first hominids to walk these ...

A deeper understanding of how DNA changes over generations helps scientists learn why people differ and how diseases develop. Until recently, many fast-changing parts of the human genome remained ...

New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.

Scientists discover Bronze Age plague DNA in 4,000-year-old sheep remains, shedding light on how ancient diseases spread ...