Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there.

When ancient humans interbred, new research shows that the pairings were predominantly male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens.

The team calculated that the mosquitos likely developed their “ anthropophily ”—their taste for human blood—at a point some 2 ...

Mosquitoes have been biting people for more than a million years and probably much longer. An analysis of 38 modern mosquitoes’ DNA suggests an ancestral mosquito species developed a preference for ...

Earlier migrations relied on “green corridors”—temporary windows of perfect weather that allowed people to move through ...

India is no different. Structural and everyday discrimination faced by the country’s minority Muslim population is well documented across legal, political and social spheres. Critics and oppositional ...

Discover meaningful things to do across Africa beyond the Big Five, from Moroccan souks and Ethiopian rock churches to ...

Noel Gardner selects ten essential acts at this year's Acid Horse festival, from The Ex to Lord Spikeheart via Bègayer & ...

An international team of archaeologists and scientists has reconstructed the diets of prehistoric communities from north-central Poland, shedding new light on how people adapted to changing ...

The symbols, discovered on 40,000-year-old artifacts in caves in southwest Germany, may have been a precursor to the first written language ...

This is PM Modi's second trip to Israel after his 2017 visit. A series of agreements are expected to be signed, covering technology cooperation, security collaboration, artificial intelligence, ...

Singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero honors and innovates the tradition of Ethiopian folk music with her latest album, A Piece of Infinity.