(CNN) — From a speck of bone, scientists can tease out astonishing information about the past. Analysis of ancient DNA recovered from human remains has illuminated the traits and ancestry of historic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Takarkori rock shelter, an archaeological site in Libya’s Tadrart Acacus mountains, offers a glimpse into the Sahara Desert's ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- If you are interested in ancient Egypt, you may want to check out the new exhibit that's in Pittsburgh. Sarah Crawford, the director of exhibitions and design at the Carnegie ...

From a speck of bone, scientists can tease out astonishing information about the past. As techniques improve, researchers are harnessing this invaluable tool to investigate human remains from multiple ...

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of endless ...

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Primarily known from the accounts of their Byzantine ...

(CNN) — Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of endless sand dunes and barren rock comes to mind. That’s largely the case today, but 7,000 years ago the vast desert was an altogether ...

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. From a speck of bone, scientists can tease out astonishing ...