A team of researchers recovered ancient human mitochondrial and nuclear DNA directly from a red-painted calcite crust on the ...

Environmental DNA contained in a small sample of water, sand or even air can reveal the presence of people, wildlife and ...

Countable Labs, the developer of Countable PCR, a breakthrough single-molecule PCR technology redefining how science measures ...

Researchers from UChicago PME used electrochemical intercalation to extract 99% pure lithium from a solution where the ratio ...

A major challenge in the study of human prehistory is linking cultural artifacts in the archaeological record to the human ...

Throughout the caves of Europe, in flickering torchlight, ancient people painted the most extraordinary scenes of cave lions, ...

It’s a bit like giving the soil a DNA test.” A new droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) method quantifies root DNA directly from soil ...

The breakthrough could reveal previously hidden ancient human activity inside caves, acting as ‘genetic archives’ ...

Scientists have shown that it is possible to collect cellular material from historic parchment manuscripts without damaging ...

Human DNA can survive on cave walls for thousands of years – shedding light on prehistoric human activity even where bones, ...

Environmental DNA from rivers worldwide reveals how climate boosts fish diversity—and how human activity is disrupting that ...

For the first time, scientists have shown that ancient human DNA can survive for thousands of years on cave walls, opening ...