An international team of researchers has recovered DNA from the owner of a deer-tooth pendant jewelry that was …
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Archaeology
Extinct Elephant Birds Were 3 Meters Tall and Weighed 700kg. Now, DNA From Fossil Eggshells Reveals How They Lived
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMadagascar’s extinct elephant birds — the largest birds ever to have lived — have captured the public’s interest …
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Archaeology
The Oldest DNA Ever Found Reveals a Snapshot of a Vanished World
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAt the icy northern tip of Greenland, far into the Artic Circle, a deep bed of sediment beneath …
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Is there higher level intelligence in the 3 billion DNA codes? Who programmed our DNA? Human DNA contains …
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Environment
Building Blocks of RNA and DNA Could Have Appeared Together Before Life Began on Earth
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesScientists for the first time have found strong evidence that RNA and DNA could have arisen from the …
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Less known than Attila’s Huns, the Avars were their more successful successors. They ruled much of Central and …
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MysteriesEditor's Pick
Is There Higher Level Intelligence in the 3 Billion DNA Codes?
by Just Strangeby Just StrangeHuman DNA contains tremendously complex codes and is one of the greatest mysteries faced by modern science. So …
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DNA strands are tens of thousands of times smaller than a human hair, and researchers think that nanopores will be …
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The history of the Caribbean’s original islanders comes into sharper focus in a new Nature study that combines …
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Humans
DNA From an Unidentified Ancestor Was Passed Down to Humans Living Today
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA new analysis of ancient genomes suggests that different branches of the human family tree interbred multiple times, …