The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations ...

The first study to examine the extent of European ancestry biases in gene maps reveals tens of thousands of genetic ...

Kian Sadeghi, the 25-year-old founder and CEO at Nucleus Genomics, tells "CBS Mornings" that parents have every right to select the qualities and traits they desire in their child.

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

An ancient, shared set of human-specific genes underwent changes in a geographically isolated population after around 300,000 years ago, scientists say.

In the north, distinctive lineages such as M27, M28, and M29′Q trace deep roots in New Guinea and Near Oceania, while in the ...

The first humans arrived upon the landmass now known as Australia around 60,000 years ago along two distinct routes, ...

A groundbreaking DNA study, published this week, suggests that the first humans to reach the ancient landmass called Sahul – ...

Medicine is on the brink of an era where microscopic devices inside our bodies connect us directly to the digital world.

The two subspecies split about 20,000 years ago. But since then, they may have interbred more often than Smithsonian ...

A new study published in Nature reveals that a distinct group of early humans lived in this region for at least 8,000 years, ...