A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...

The active and mischievous Egyptian Mau is known for being one of the longest living cat breeds and one of the most ...

Egypt’s heat and terrain made it difficult for such studies to be conducted but lead researcher Adeline Morez Jacobs and team ...

Genome analysis of a 4,500-year-old mummy reveals North African and Iraqi ancestry, as Egypt embarks on an ambitious project to decode the DNA of 200 mummies and 100,000 citizens.

For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian—the ...

Egyptian Genetic History: The Field Is Wide Open This study deepens our understanding of early Egyptian genetic diversity.

Researchers who examined the late Stone Age man's remains estimate that during his lifetime, the warrior stood about 5 feet, ...

Looking at DNA at an arena turned into a mass grave at the epicenter of the outbreak, scientists found a familiar old foe.

Scientists solve the mystery of the Justinian Plague. They identify Yersinia pestis as the cause. The plague devastated the Byzantine Empire. DNA from ...

For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian - the world's first recorded pandemic - in the Eastern Mediterranean, where the ...