An integral part of Mediterranean culture, wine is made by fermenting pressed grape juice. The resulting drink consists of ...

Scientists are trying to sequence the DNA of Leonardo da Vinci to identify if the remains at his interment site really are ...

It is no secret that people are often drawn to romantic partners who seem similar to themselves. This tendency, called ...

At least 300,000 men died during Napoleon’s retreat from Russia - now the latest genetic techniques have identified two ...

Scientists have obtained genetic material from the ancient Minoans and Mycenaeans, who lived three to five thousand years ago ...

An unrelated pair of people buried in cemeteries in 7th-century Britain probably had grandparents from West Africa ...

Researchers discovered that early puberty or childbirth doubles women’s risk for major diseases and accelerates aging, while ...

Their genetic analysis linked 80 percent of his DNA to North Africa, while the remaining 20 percent traces to the Mesopotamian Fertile Crescent near present-day Iraq.