For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

Excavations on Peru's coast reveal pre-Inca parrot husbandry, radiocarbon-dated to 1100-1450, and long-distance transport ...

Researchers uncovered millions of ancient plant DNA switches—some older than flowering plants themselves—revealing a hidden evolutionary blueprint stretching back 400 million years. Most people have ...

Neanderthal DNA study reveals surprising partner preference - This intriguing discovery raises significant questions about the nature of these prehistoric interactions ...

Learn how ancient DNA uncovered Ice Age forests on sunken Doggerland and revealed a landscape that once linked Britain to mainland Europe.

We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, ...