The origin of modern humans commences with the emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa. Approximately 300,000 years ago, our ancestors embarked upon
The concept of evolution, which ignited widespread debate when Charles Darwin published his book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859, stands
As technological progress accelerates, selecting the "most important scientific developments of the year" for our traditional December roundup has become a challenging
Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a yeast that has been used since ancient times in producing beer, wine and bread. The most popular eukaryote
The Human Genome Project was officially declared complete on April 14, 2003. This historic announcement marked the successful completion of the initial
Ancient DNA (commonly abbreviated aDNA) refers to DNA molecules extracted from the organic remains of living organisms that lived in the past.
Did you ever wonder why people kiss? Scientists are curious about the history of kissing at the romantic level as well as why
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2022 was awarded to Swedish evolutionary anthropologist Svante Pääbo for his discoveries concerning the
Do genes have popular ones? Ones which are studied the most, or ones which keep researchers the busiest? The owner of this
A team of researchers from the University of Washington, Harvard Medical School and Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History,
