The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human ...

This monumental scientific achievement occurred within a context of intense international collaboration, rapid technical ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are ...