Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

Archaeology Human Evolution Neanderthal DNA may refute 65,000-year-old date for human occupation in Australia, but not all experts are convinced News By Kristina Killgrove published 3 July 2025 ...

Though members of this lengthy European line of Neanderthals are long gone, we know they interbred with the modern humans that left Africa around 55,000 years ago, leaving behind up to two percent ...

India’s complex ancestry—intertwined with Iranian farmers, Steppe herders, and local hunter-gatherers—has now been decoded through genomic data from 2,762 people. The study uncovers surprising levels ...

Recent scholarship has concluded that Neanderthals made a second major migration from Eastern Europe to Central and Eastern Eurasia between 120,000 and 60,000 years ago. But the routes they took ...

Though the Neanderthal DNA may appear minute, it has left discernible traces on certain traits in modern humans. Some of ...

Neanderthals arose about 430,000 years ago, living in Europe and central Asia until their demise some 40,000 years ago.