One of the world's favorite sweet treats, chocolate, may have been enjoyed in eastern North America much earlier than ...

Using a new combination of computational tools to analyze ancient DNA, Yale researchers have discovered two ancient, extinct ...

Ancient DNA from pottery at Georgia’s Etowah Mounds reveals cacao was consumed about 1,000 years ago, pointing to ...

Researchers used a new method to investigate past interbreeding with Homo sapiens that doesn't require ancient DNA. The technique identified areas of living humans' genomes that came from unknown ...

The bond between humans and dogs goes back thousands of years. Scientists are now studying ancient dog DNA to find out how it ...

Cover; Who We Are and How We Got Here; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. The Deep History of Our Species; 1. How the Genome ...

The study of ancient DNA provides valuable insights into human history, including how ancient populations migrated and merged with each other. But discoveries drawn from this ancient genetic data can ...

Scientists have long been fascinated by prehistoric cave art, which offers a rare glimpse into the creative minds of our ancestors. Now, they might finally be able to “meet” some of the artists who ...

Perhaps the most evocative windows into the minds of our ancient ancestors are the images they painted on the walls of caves ...

Ciara Wanket drilling for sedaDNA samples in Canada’s Yukon territory. This ash layer from the volcano eruption she studied is visible as a pale stripe in the dark permafrost sediment. For the first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A genetic match to an ancient person doesn't mean you're more related genealogically. Mark Edward Atkinson/Tetra Images via Getty ...