The origin of the Huns in fourth-century Europe has long been debated, but centuries-old DNA has revealed their diverse ...

A vast search of natural diversity has led scientists at MIT's McGovern Institute and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard ...

Why archaeologists are increasingly leaving historic sites untouched until we have less destructive technologies for studying ...

Ancient DNA traces the Huns' journey from Mongolia to Europe. But this wasn't straightforward.

The Huns, the nomadic warriors who devastated the Western Roman Empire, have long been a source of fascination and mystery ...

The researchers studied these genomes using a method called identity by descent (IBD) segment sharing, which is when two or more people have the same long DNA segments that they each inherited ...

A new study suggests that Neanderthals experienced a dramatic loss of genetic variation during the course of their evolution, foreshadowing their eventual extinction. Examination of semicircular ...

Extensive genetic connections existed between the Mongolian steppe and Central Europe during the rule of the Huns. The Huns ...

Recent excavations at the Liulihe relic site in Beijing have uncovered significant discoveries, including the precise ...

Groundbreaking research finds that Neanderthals experienced a severe population crash 110,000 years ago, challenging past ...

Glaciers once inched toward the sea, gouging rocks. When the ice masses melted, they infused oceans with nutrients that may ...