In a discovery that challenges our understanding of human history, scientists have successfully decoded the oldest DNA ever ...

The Bajau tribe of Indonesia have become the first known humans to genetically adapt to diving. The tribe live an extremely amphibious life, and have now been proven to possess the genetic makeup to ...

In a region known for hosting some of the earliest evidence of modern humans, DNA analysis was sparse. Until now.

Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...

A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary ...

A decade after she was assaulted, police notified a Kansas woman that they had a suspect. It showed the pitfalls of DNA failure to deliver justice.

For millennia, Indigenous knowledge holders have passed down lore to the next generation. Much lore describes the ...

Archaeologists have long known that humans and Neanderthals interbred, but where this took place has been hard to pinpoint. A ...

The race is on to restore the native oyster habitat in the Hampton River. Many groups are coming together to do this — and ...

Smart DNA, a leading DNA testing centre in Lagos, has released its comprehensive 2024 report on DNA testing trends in Nigeria ...