While cruising through the scenic highways of California, a visionary scientist named Kary Mullis stumbled upon an extraordinary concept th...

Researchers are now analyzing ancient DNA found in soil to identify extinct species, revolutionizing prehistoric ecosystem research. This i...

Archaeologists unearthed a 2,800-year-old mass grave at Gomolava, Serbia. The remains of at least 77 individuals, mostly women and children...

A 12,000-year-old burial in Italy revealed two women, not a male and female as previously thought. Genetic analysis identified one, Romito ...

An ancient hand stencil, at least 67,800 years old, was discovered in an Indonesian cave, making it one of the earliest known examples of h...

Archaeologists discovered ancient human footprints in a Spanish cave. These impressions, left by children about 20,000 years ago, reveal mo...

News headlines for January 22nd cover national developments like BHIM-UPI payment talks for heritage sites and the ED Director's Kolkata vi...

Scientists have unlocked the genetic code of an ancient Egyptian man. He lived near the pyramids around 4,500 years ago. The analysis revea...

Archaeologists in Poland found a medieval knight's skeleton under an ice cream shop in Gdansk. The knight, believed to be from the 13th or ...

The deep history of human interactions with these animals can provide inspiration for their future management.

The Sicily of antiquity, rich in resources and strategically located, was home to both Greek and Carthaginian colonies.

Among the 13 Neanderthals discovered , five were children or pre-teens.

Svante Paabo and colleagues extracted and sequenced the first Neanderthal genome from ancient bones. He also brought to light the existence...

Harvard geneticist David Reich breaks down the findings of two recent papers on the genetics of ancient Indians.

India's current population mix also includes many minor migrations that happened during the historical period, says the book.

London, Aug 16 (IANS) Sophisticated embalming treatments were developed by ancient Egyptians 1,500 years before the classic Pharaonic perio...

A new analysis of British DNA has led geneticists to suggest that Germanic invaders may not have ruled Britain by apartheid.