By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

Carl Zimmer writes about the results of a new genetic study of humans and the diseases that afflicted us over the past 37,000 year ...

The Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy argue in the new lawsuit that Wisconsin’s congressional maps are ...

If you’re wondering how tariffs might affect your grocery bill, use this interactive to trace the origins of your food.

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

Within the last 200 years, we’ve discovered about two dozen species of hominins in Europe, Africa, and Asia—which you can see laid out in this map.

In a study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the ...

Asia Animal Pack is available now on PC. Watch the latest Planet Zoo trailer to see what to expect with the Planet Zoo: Asia Animal pack, which features the honey badger, lion-tailed macaque, and Père ...

A submerged river valley under the Madura Strait was found packed with Homo erectus fossils and other bones submerged since ...

The study of biogeography and paleoecology during the Mesozoic-Cenozoic era provides essential insights into how past ...