Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

Some DNA passed down from ancient hunter-gatherers has been found to be a crucial force in living to be 100 years old.

A modern analysis of 7-million-year-old remains suggest this mysterious ancient primate is the oldest human ancestor ever found.

Researchers have successfully reconstructed the ancient genomes of Human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A/B) from human ...

Ancient DNA reveals that childhood viruses lived with humans for thousands of years, reshaping how we understand human and ...

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

Learn how detailed 3D analysis uncovered evidence that upright walking emerged near the very start of the human lineage.

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

A group of anthropologists’ new analysis offers powerful evidence that Sahelanthropus tchadensis—a species discovered ...

Historians and divers are trying to retrieve prehistoric clues from beneath the waves—but they have to act fast.

Ella Al-Shamahi explores the complexities of our past by meeting the fascinating human species we once shared the planet with ...