Ancient Human DNA Found on Cave Walls for the First Time
A cave wall is not usually treated like a genetic archive. In Spain and Portugal, however, researchers have recovered ancient human DNA from the surface…
Max Planck Institute
Ancient Human Genome from South Africa Reveals One of the Oldest Maternal Lineages Ever Found
A 2,300-year-old skeleton discovered on South Africa’s west coast has provided one of the earliest genetic links to humanity’s common ancestor — a woman known…
Earliest Evidence of Humans in Rainforest Discovered by International Research Team
A groundbreaking study published in the journal Nature reveals that humans were inhabiting African rainforests much earlier than previously thought, pushing back the timeline by…