An anthropologist offers possible directions for ancient DNA studies moving forward—especially regarding the field’s complex histories with Indigenous communities and public education.

Newly sequenced African aDNA shows dynamic ancient migratory patterns and interactions around the Later Stone Age that shaped human history.

Here's why satellite imagery, lidar scans, ancient DNA analyses, and more are helping scientists break open the past. 

A new study pieces together clues to the multistep process behind the origins of livestock herding in sub-Saharan Africa.