By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) -Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...

Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, ...

Despite its proximity to other groups of Neanderthals and the era’s modern humans, the lineage of the specimen, dubbed ...

A new study suggests an enzyme unique to Homo sapiens may have made us more competitive water seekers than our closest ...

An international team of scientists a family genome sequences known as “transposable elements,” and found they play a vital role in gene expression.

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as “junk,” thought to serve no real purpose. In a new study in Cell ...

Tel Aviv, Israel — Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according ...

Denisovan-derived DNA shaped Indigenous American ancestry, helping early peoples adapt to new environments, foods, and ...

Thousands of years ago, ancient humans undertook a treacherous journey, crossing hundreds of miles of ice over the Bering ...

DNA testing confirms human remains found in Springfield creek belong to Joseph Frank Benton Sr., 68, who was on county's most ...