A Europe-focused study published in the journal Science examined 87 ancient and modern cat genomes and found that the ...

A new genetic study has found Indigenous Australians travelled over two distinct routes, and 100 kilometres of open water, to ...

A new study published in Nature on November 26 has shed light on the origins, population structures, and kinship systems of ...

Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...

Sacrificial victims in mass burials were mostly male, while burial attendants for nobles or elites were overwhelmingly female, study finds Female sacrifice in China dates back thousands of years ...

Despite the ubiquity of cats in modern homes, we still don't know many details about the timing and routes of early cat ...

Through cutting-edge forensic science and ancient DNA analysis, scientists have solved one of medieval Europe's most enduring archaeological mysteries. The victim, Duke Béla of Macsó, was a member of ...

A new study shows that DNA from ancient hanging coffin practitioners in China is still present in the Bo ethnic group.

A facial reconstruction was made using a 3D scan of the Egyptian man's skull. - Caroline Wilkinson, Liverpool John Moores University In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire ...

If you’ve ever lived with a cat, you know they’re often an enigma. That said, scientists may have solved an enduring mystery ...

Dogs were the first of any species that people domesticated, and they have been a constant part of human life for millennia.