A terracotta figurine in the form of a pig was made in Egypt around 3000 b.c., during the Early Dynastic period. Pork accounts for more than a third of the world’s meat, making pigs among the planet’s ...

Using genomic data, researchers have uncovered the origins and cultural practices of the people of Shimao, a 4,000-year-old fortified settlement in northern China. Archaeologists are desperately ...

Researchers have analyzed a sample of DNA believed to belong to Adolf Hitler, which they say reveals the dictator of Nazi Germany had a genetic marker for a rare disorder that can delay puberty, ...

Israel is planning to expel residents of the ancient West Bank town of Sebastia to create a national park for settlers.

Researchers have identified gene-regulatory variants that might have contributed to Neanderthals’ beefy jaws — offering a window on how the human face developed 1. This ‘non-coding’ sequence controls ...

Israel has approved a plan to absorb about 5,800 members of the Bnei Menashe community by 2030, according to a government decision announced Sunday. The group, an ethnic community from the ...

The Seminole Tribe of Florida's lawsuit against homebuilder Lennar over construction defects can proceed in state court for 343 homes. A judge ruled that claims for another 123 homes sold to ...

The Milwaukee Public Museum has returned the remains of 67 ancient ancestors and nearly 4,000 funerary objects to the Menominee Tribe. These remains and artifacts were excavated from a sacred ...

LAS VEGAS — Gonzaga entered the season ranked No. 21 in the AP poll and was regarded as a quality team but one that, if it had aspirations of being Final Four-good, well those might be a bit too lofty ...

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...