In the central Sahara, where sand now buries ancient lakes, scientists have pulled genetic material from 7,000-year-old ...

A decades-old mystery was uncovered last week when DNA testing was able to identify the man whose remains were found near Paoli way back at the start of the century. The man’s name turns out to be ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to unravel in 2025. Analysis of DNA extracted from the fossil electrified the ...

A double burial found in southern Italy more than 60 years ago has just yielded a striking new secret: ancient DNA has confirmed a rare inherited form of dwarfism in a teenage girl who lived around 12 ...

Researchers led by the University of Vienna and Liège University Hospital Centre have identified genetic variants associated ...

Scientists have extracted DNA from one of Leonardo da Vinci's works, potentially offering a glimpse into the genetic makeup ...

Scientists have recovered tiny DNA traces left on Renaissance artefacts, at least some of which they suspect belong to visionary Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci. They have recovered trace DNA from ...