This revealed a clear location where the two human species overlapped with each other and likely interbred: the Zagros ...

Many people believe saber-tooth cats vanished millions of years ago, but what if a close relative still prowls the forests today? The clouded leopard is often called a “modern saber-tooth cat” due to ...

The genetic origins and evolutionary adaptations of Tibetans have long intrigued researchers. Previously, scientists had ...

Analysis of 127 ancient genomes from Yunnan, China, reveals a unique deep ancestry distinct from modern East Asians. Findings ...

The people of the Tibetan Plateau, an area also known as the Xizang Autonomous Region by the Chinese government and under the ...

Tibetan people carry genes from northern East Asians but also from an unknown group – the “ghost” population – which some ...

A group of researchers analysed a skull found in Indonesia in 2011 and discovered something extraordinary - the first ...

DNA from a 7,100-year-old woman in Yunnan reveals a ghost lineage linked to Tibetan ancestry and early Austroasiatic populations, shedding light on East Asia's ancient genetic diversity.

Mammoths and elephants, both belonging to the Elephantidae family, showcase distinct adaptations to different environments.

Artifacts found at archeological sites in France and Spain along the Bay of Biscay shoreline show that humans have been crafting tools from whale bones since more than 20,000 years ago, illustrating ...

Chinese scientists have made groundbreaking discoveries about East Asia's ancient populations by analyzing DNA from 127 ...

Newly sequenced ancient genomes from Southwest China's Yunnan Province have provided new insights into human prehistory in ...