A recent genetic analysis indicates that interactions between humans and Neanderthals, who coexisted tens of thousands of years ago, were more likely to involve female humans mating with male ...

Horses have played a critical role in shaping human society, but scientists are still piecing together the story of their domestication. Reading time 3 minutes Roughly 4,500 years ago, humans forged a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New research reveals that ancient humans and Neanderthals engaged in interbreeding when they cohabited in the same regions tens of thousands of years ago. This genetic analysis sheds ...

If you've ever seen a perfectly seedless watermelon or seed-free lemon and wondered if the fruit is genetically modified, here's everything you need to know.

This research provides a comprehensive analysis of deleterious mutations in pear (Pyrus spp.) during domestication, shedding light on their impact on agronomic traits. By resequencing 232 pear ...