This was a crucial moment in our evolutionary history, but it also marked a significant change in our relationship to ...

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague ...

When large marine animals like whales die, they sink down to the seabed. Once their flesh has been stripped away by ...

Some ancient Greek and Roman philosophers supported vegetarianism. Killing animals for pleasure causes people to develop the ...

A 259-million-year-old fossil skull of Yinshanosaurus angustus has been found, filling a key evolutionary gap in ...

Tepfer, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, explores the transformation of elk rock art in the Mongolian Altai ...

Ancient DNA from prehistoric bones reveals a 37,000-year timeline of human infections, tracing our long struggle with disease.

From tail-wagging agents of battle to divine deities, ancient Mesopotamia’s civilisations saw dogs as more than just pets.

The famed Lord of the Rings director has donated his money and his bones to make a legend come to life with Colossal ...

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

Scientists in recent years have made progress in finding ancient DNA in fossils, gaining insight into organisms that lived ...