Forty-thousand-year-old mammoth mummies yield oldest RNA yet found
Ancient RNA promises to shed light on how genes functioned in extinct animals
Ancient RNA promises to shed light on how genes functioned in extinct animals
Author: Michael Price
Did lead poisoning doom Neanderthals?
Modern humans’ tolerance for the toxic metal may have helped them outcompete our closest evolutionary cousins
Modern humans’ tolerance for the toxic metal may have helped them outcompete our closest evolutionary cousins
Jane Goodall, famed primatologist, changed the way we thought about apes
The scientist and conservationist made waves with her observations and advocacy
The scientist and conservationist made waves with her observations and advocacy
DNA from ancient bones reveals how Indigenous Americans got their mucus
Neanderthals and Denisovans passed along gene that provides a sticky shield against germs
Neanderthals and Denisovans passed along gene that provides a sticky shield against germs