Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

The skull of a ferocious apex predator that possessed a terrifying bite that it used to hunt down and prey on the ancestors ...

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However, the most fascinating discovery is that the team also found human DNA belonging to the ‘Fournol’ genetic ancestry, a ...

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Researchers in Egypt have found a 30-million-year-old skull of Bastetodon, revealing a powerful predator (Hyaenodonta).