Researchers have uncovered microbial evidence in the remains of Napoleon’s soldiers from the 1812 Russian retreat. Genetic ...

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Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have unearthed 6,000-year-old human skeletons in Colombia that possess a DNA ...

Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...

Could yeast and humans be any more different? Going by looks alone, probably not. But peering into our genomes reveals ...

New genetic research is overturning decades of accepted beliefs about where Guam’s ancient CHamoru people came from, ...

In the late 1950s, archaeologists discovered a cave in the Rio Zape Valley of Mexico. There were ancient human remains in the ...

Scientists dug into paleofeces for a new study, learning some very intimate details about how long-ago people lived.

Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed infectious diseases that felled the French ...

When Napoleon’s once invincible army limped out of Russia in winter 1812, frostbite and hunger were merely half the story.

In 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a ...