The analysis of dental remains from Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia has important implications regarding the balance and ...
The stray dogs that roam the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have become unlikely protagonists in a scientific debate about how life ...
Body hair has long been wrapped in myth, stereotype, and cultural judgment. Some populations are routinely described as hairier, others as naturally smooth, and these assumptions often get passed off ...
Genetic ancestry tests claim to trace your roots and connect you with ancient peoples—but experts say the science doesn’t ...
An international genomics study led by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) at the Singapore Center for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and ...
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have demonstrated, through multi-agent simulations in a two-dimensional space, that the combination of environmental variability and human migration may foster the ...
Humans were isolated in southern Africa for about 100,000 years, which caused them to "fall outside the range of genetic variation" seen in modern-day people, a new genetic study reveals. The finding ...
A map of Sunda, Sahul and the Western Pacific, with arrows showing potential north and south migration routes. Credit: Helen Farr and Erich Fisher When the first modern humans set their eyes on what ...
The US State Department will require its diplomats describe enforcement of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, alleged facilitation of mass migration, and government funding that supports ...
Research fellow, Department of Geography, Archaeology & Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand; Research Associate, African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University ...
Modern humans may indeed have wiped out Neanderthals – but not through war or murder alone. A new study suggests that when the two species interbred, a slow-acting genetic incompatibility increased ...
The spread of the Slavs stands as one of the most formative yet least understood events in European history. Starting in the 6th century CE, Slavic groups began to appear in the written records of ...