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That could place the ancestors of Homo sapiens—modern humans—outside Africa, an idea which flips everything palaeontologists ...

Ancient DNA from Denisovans left humans a powerful genetic advantage — a gene that helped early Americans survive new ...

From an incredible series of revelations about the ancient humans called Denisovans to surprising discoveries about tool ...

A sweeping new genetic analysis suggests that humans living in southern Africa spent roughly 100,000 years in isolation, long enough for their DNA to drift far beyond the range of genetic diversity ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Researchers studying Denisovan ancestry within East Asian populations found an anomaly in the lineage of the Jomon people. The group has little to no ...

Analysis - New genetic research is shedding light on some of the earliest chapters of our human history. In one of the largest studies of its kind, scientists analysed DNA from 28 individuals who ...

Nearly 250 years ago, Europeans established their first permanent settlement in Australia and came into contact with the continent’s Aboriginal people. Now, a new study published in Science Advances ...

Most of today’s domesticated dogs have noticeable, albeit often small, amounts of wolf DNA in their genome, according to a new study. This discovery challenges the theory that, since dogs made their ...

Debate has long surrounded when humans first traveled into Sahul, the ancient landmass that is now Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania. Now, a study published in Science Advances, lends credence to the ...

Scientists in the United States say many of the small, fluffy dogs seen on city streets today carry more than a cute appearance. They also carry wolf DNA. Researchers announced on Monday that nearly ...