A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has ...

Ancient DNA evidence shows that the advent of agriculture led to more infectious disease among humans, with pathogens from ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

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

Gorillas are another animal that share DNA with humans. They share 98 percent of our genes and it is believed that we humans came from the same ancestors as gorillas. 4. Orangutans.

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.

Chunks of flipped DNA appear to accelerate evolution in fish. This discovery could reshape our understanding of how ...

Scientists have discovered what may be one of the oldest boomerangs in the world, hidden in a Polish cave for tens of ...

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of radiation affect their health, growth, and evolution. A study analyzed ...

Researchers have mapped the spread of infectious diseases in humans across millennia, to reveal how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our ...

Researchers have mapped the spread of infectious diseases in humans across millennia, to reveal how human-animal interactions permanently transformed ...