Ancient DNA is turning Europe’s deep past from a sketch into a family album. Instead of guessing who first called the continent home, researchers can now read genetic traces from teeth, bones and cave ...

Two independent research teams have used a new method to develop the first detailed maps of the places where DNA is likely to be reshuffled in the genomes of blacks, creating a tool that will help ...

The first Europeans looked dramatically different to many of the fair skinned populations that live there today. In fact, new ...

The human genome has to be carefully organized so it will fit inside of the nuclei of cells, while also remaining accessible ...