Evidence for West African ancestry in 7th century England
Ancient DNA analysis uncovers evidence for West African ancestry in two unconnected burials from seventh century AD England This is the first evidence for genetic connections […]
Evolutionary secrets of Old Tom and the killer whales of Eden
Evolutionary biologists have for the first time decoded the genetic lineage of a famous killer whale and a pod that once worked alongside whale hunters off […]
Rich new field for ancient DNA discovery
A new study of soil samples from 13 archaeological sites in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America paves the way for fresh analysis of ancient DNA […]
Kiwis once flew, and so did a giant relative
Research published in the journal Science shows the kiwi’s closest relative to be the Madagascan elephant bird – and they both once flew.