Scientists have identified the oldest known cheese from the remains of Bronze Age mummies in China's Tarim Basin, dating back to around 2,000 BC....

Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Max Planck Institute have decoded the oldest human DNA ever found in South Africa by...

Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Max Planck Institute have decoded the oldest human DNA ever found in South Africa by...

Researchers used genetic analysis to identify the unique signatures of isolated Arctic walrus populations and trace the origin of ivory.

A recent study from Flinders University in Australia has made a significant discovery that could change the way we understand cancer. This research...

The fabled Nazca lines, a series of massive incisions on the desert floor depicting animals, plants, imaginary beings and geometric figures, have...

Scientists have mapped the genome of the Greenland shark, which could offer clues to the animal’s extreme longevity.

As the country gears up for Heritage Day tomorrow, researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary...

A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany has...

Traditionally, there was a belief that the Japanese population came down from two major groups: the rice-farming migrants from East Asia and the...