Researchers have used distinct markers from human subpopulations to trace back to our common African root in a giant human "tree." However, a “trellis” model might be more appropriate.

The tree includes population geneticist Sewall Wright and actor Kevin Bacon. A paper describing the results appeared yesterday (March 1) in Science. “This study is an impressive and clever use of ...

A Georgia man known for playing the bagpipes died earlier this month while scuba diving in Hawaii. Now his death has led to the discovery of skeletal remains believed to be his missing son. Henry ...

Scientists say they have recovered the oldest known Homo sapiens DNA from human remains found in Europe, and the information is helping to reveal our species’ shared history with Neanderthals.