Where did syphilis come from? The answer was found in the ground in Colombia
Recent paleogenomic research reveals a new subspecies of Treponema pallidum, the bacteria responsible for syphilis, suggesting its presence in the Americas thousands of years before previously believed.
Where Does Syphilis Really Come From? Ancient DNA Challenges the European Version of History
New research on ancient DNA suggests that syphilis may have existed in the Americas long before being brought to Europe by Columbus, challenging previous narratives about the disease's origins.
An unusual ancient grave was found: the father's bones on the daughter's chest
Archaeologists uncovered a grave in Gotland, Sweden, revealing the remains of a teenage girl with her father's bones placed on her chest, suggesting complex family burial practices from 5,500 years ago.
Users on 'X' respond to Rama about whether modern Greeks are descendants of the Ancients: 'Indeed they are'
Users on 'X' have countered Albanian Prime Minister Rama's claims that modern Greeks are not descendants of Plato and Aristotle, backing their stance with DNA study findings that suggest modern Greeks share genetic links with ancient Greeks.
China’s 7,000-year-old sunmao woodwork leads to world’s most efficient DNA editing tool
A Chinese research team developed a DNA editing technique 10 times more effective than current methods by utilizing ancient sunmao woodwork traditions.
DNA from the Tropics: Solving Ancient Mysteries with a Teaspoon of Mud
Researchers from Frankfurt have disproved the common belief that free DNA degrades quickly in hot climates, uncovering early evidence of syphilis in Mexico and a 16th-century Salmonella epidemic using ancient DNA.
The greatest mystery of human evolution unfolds
A scientific breakthrough in 2025, involving ancient DNA from a skull known as 'Dragon Man' found in China, links this remarkable fossil to the Denisovans, resolving a major mystery in human evolution that began with the discovery of a tiny finger bone in 2010.