Scientists have long known that ancient Homo sapiens and Neanderthals lived alongside each other for thousands of years—until ...

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Discoveries at a Üçağızlı II cave in southern Turkey suggest that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens made similar tools, hunted ...

A whole-genome analysis of Beefalo, a hybrid bison-cattle breed, suggests very few individuals have any bison DNA at all, a ...

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When I explain my research interests to new acquaintances, I’m often asked questions like “what would you do if you met a ...

Environmental DNA contained in a small sample of water, sand or even air can reveal the presence of people, wildlife and ...

Are we alone in the universe? Consider mysterious "extraterrestrial" radio signals. Unexplained gases on other planets.

The curious minds at What If explore what would happen if you mated with an alien.

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An international team of cave explorers has shown that cave walls and the prehistoric rock art that adorns them can preserve human DNA for thousands of years.