Starożytne DNA

The Human Origin Story Is Losing Its Single Ancestor

New genomic and fossil evidence suggests human evolution was a braided network of coexisting species rather than a single linear descent from one ancestral group. Maj 01, 2026

Genetics

Bristlecone Pine Genome Reveals the High Cost of Five Millennia of Survival

Scientists have finally sequenced the massive, 25-billion-base-pair genome of the Great Basin bristlecone pine, uncovering the biological trade-offs of the world’s oldest living o… Kwi 18, 2026

Genetics

Stone Age cairns were territorial markers for patriarchal dynasties, ancient DNA reveals

Genomic sequencing of 40 individuals from Orkney and Caithness tombs overturns the idea of egalitarian Neolithic societies, revealing centuries of strict patrilineal rule. Kwi 15, 2026

Science

How Humans Might Look in a Million Years

Scientists warn future human appearance will be shaped by demography, technology and environment — not a single predictable path. This article explains the likely directions evolu… Lut 16, 2026

Genetics

Green Sahara Genomes Shock the Tree

New genomic data from two 7,000-year-old naturally mummified women in the Sahara reveal a deeply divergent human lineage and show how careful ancient‑DNA science separates sensati… Lut 02, 2026

Genetics

Beethoven’s Hair DNA Reveals Hidden Secrets

Genetic sequencing of authenticated locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair—published in 2023—points to hepatitis B and inherited liver risk, overturns a lead-poisoning theory, and e… Gru 14, 2025

Genetics

Leonardo’s DNA: A 21‑Generation Breakthrough

A new book and genetic tests trace Leonardo da Vinci’s male line across 21 generations, confirming living Y‑chromosome relatives and opening a careful, technically demanding path … Lis 30, 2025

Genetics

Ancient Egyptian Genome Reveals Mesopotamian Link

For the first time researchers have sequenced a whole genome from an Early Dynastic Egyptian; the data show most ancestry is North African but roughly 20% derives from the eastern… Lis 29, 2025

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The Human Origin Story Is Losing Its Single Ancestor

Bristlecone Pine Genome Reveals the High Cost of Five Millennia of Survival

Stone Age cairns were territorial markers for patriarchal dynasties, ancient DNA reveals

How Humans Might Look in a Million Years

Green Sahara Genomes Shock the Tree

Beethoven’s Hair DNA Reveals Hidden Secrets

Leonardo’s DNA: A 21‑Generation Breakthrough

Ancient Egyptian Genome Reveals Mesopotamian Link