As such, he named the Neanderthal Thorin after the Tolkien character. “Thorin in the Hobbit is one of the last dwarf kings ...

A groundbreaking DNA study has unveiled a hidden chapter in human evolution, revealing that all modern humans evolved from two ancient and distinct groups. This research, published in March 2025, ...

DNA samples from individuals across 2,000 years sheds light on the Etruscan origins, revealing Roman-era changes and genetic ...

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 ...

Advances in sequencing ancient DNA have revealed that over millenia, people have moved into new regions in successive waves, ...

This monumental scientific achievement occurred within a context of intense international collaboration, rapid technical ...

Dr. Comfort is a historian of genetics who is completing a biography of James Watson. At first, James Watson terrified me. It ...