A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

In a new study published today in Science, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), together with global ...

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

These findings challenge the long-held narrative about migration into and out of North Africa before and during the Neolithic.

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

Discover how genetic data supports archeological evidence that some hunter-gatherers who originated in Europe ‘held out' on ...

A cold and sunny start for most. Some cloud will build, particularly in the east of the region, but overall it will be a sunnier day than yesterday. Feeling a bit chilly in the breeze but pleasant ...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the nucleic acid polymer that forms the genetic code for a cell or virus. Most DNA molecules consist of two polymers (double-stranded) of four nucleotides that each ...

A preclinical murine asthma model shows that exposure to air pollution particulates during development causes worsened airway hyperreactivity and points to a transcriptomic and DNA methylation ...

The Neolithic period began in southwest Asia around 12,000 years ago. It marked a major shift in human history as societies transitioned from hunting and gathering to farming. This sparked migrations ...

DNA recovered from archaeological remains of ancient humans who lived in what is now Tunisia and northeastern Algeria reveals ...

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, where the Eurasian and North American Plates are moving apart, is the perfect example of this. Plates can also move past each other ...