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Scientists have sequenced the composer’s genome using five genetically matching hair locks

Researchers studied the vocal experiences of children growing up on Malakula Island in Vanuatu where multilingualism is the norm

Accidentally produced stone fragments made by macaques resemble some of the earliest hominin stone artifacts

Large-scale genomic analysis documents the migrations of Ice Age hunter-gatherers over a period of 30,000 years – they took shelter in Western Europe…

A human genome from the Ice Age refuge in southern Spain

Specialised foraging skills could have made the essential difference

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, welcomes Tracy Kivell as new Director

New Great Ape Research Network unites expertise of European zoos with latest scientific insights

Genomic evidence from ancient and modern human DNA indicates a complex history for human migrations

New archaeogenetic data allow exciting insights into the social order of the Aegean Bronze Age

Research team analyzed genome-wide data for 33 Jewish individuals from 14th century Erfurt, Germany

GeLaTo, a global database, helps to explore the complex history of our genes and languages

Ancient genomes of thirteen Neandertals provide a rare snapshot of their community and social organization

The director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig is honoured for his pioneering work in the field of palaeogenetics,…

Birth of a sibling triggers long-lasting stress in young bonobos

Archaeogenetic study reveals large-scale continental migration into the East of England during the early Medieval Period

New analysis of chimpanzee stone tools shows diverse material culture

Due to the change of a single amino acid, brain evolution has proceeded differently

Effectiveness of biodiversity conservation in national parks is associated with socioeconomic conditions

Baboons borrowed a third of their genes from a closely related species