Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

The latest genetic studies reveal that 7,000 years ago, the Sahara was home to a distinct group of people. This community lived in isolation and was significantly different from those residing in ...

A study published in Nature uncovers a previously unknown North African genetic lineage from the African wet period, around 7 ...

Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...

Using a mathematical model, researchers have shed new light on the transition from hunter-gatherer to farming societies. Rather than focusing exclusively on external factors, they looked at internal ...

A recent study challenges conventional wisdom by emphasizing the importance of human interactions in the transition from ...

Today's guest botanist Rick McCourt tells the story of Lewis and Clark's collection of plant samples that went on a wild journey after the Corps of Discovery expedition came to ...

The genomes of two women who lived 7,000 years ago in the Sahara when it was a green savannah reveal a remarkably isolated ...

Supporters say consumers should be protected from unknowingly eating material from novel vaccines, which are similar to COVID ...