“Ancient DNA has produced a revolution in our understanding of recent human origins,” said Daniel Green, field program ...

Scientists have shed new light on the rhino family tree after recovering a protein sequence from a fossilized tooth from more ...

For nearly a century, scientists have been puzzling over fossils from a strange and robust-looking distant relative of early ...

WASHINGTON -- Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to ...

Earlier archeological evidence has shown trade links between Egypt and Mesopotamia, as well as similarities in pottery-making ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the oldest and complete DNA set of an ancient Egyptian man, dating to when the ...

Recent research has pushed the boundaries of ancient protein analysis, retrieving proteins from fossils up to 24 million ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining ...

He wasn’t a frontline soldier—he was a dentist. But when the banzai charge hit, he grabbed a weapon and held the line… ...