The scientific name of the species is 'Promachocrinus fragarius' and according to the study, the name Fragarius is derived from the Latin word "fragum," which means "strawberry."
DNA evidence from Spanish settlements indicates that cattle were imported from Africa early in colonization.
A skull unearthed in East China might indicate that there is another branch to the human family tree, scientists have revealed.
Researchers created a facial approximation of a 45,000-year-old individual who is believed to be the oldest anatomically modern human ever to be genetically sequenced.
Meet Denny, the first known human hybrid, a 13-year-old girl born to a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father.
In pre-colonial South America, sambaqui builders ruled the coast for thousands of years. Their fate remained mysterious – until an ancient skull unlocked the new DNA evidence.
Machu Picchu originally functioned as a palace within the estate of the Inca emperor Pachacuti between 1420 and 1532 CE. Before this study, little was known about the people who lived and died there, where they came from or how they were related to the inhabitants of the Inca capital of Cusco.
Researchers created a 3D image of a Bronze Age woman who was likely part of Europe's "Bell Beaker" culture.
In a groundbreaking project, a team of experts has meticulously reconstructed several model heads, using bone pieces, teeth, and skulls discovered around the world over the past century.
A breakthrough study has managed to obtain human DNA from a Stone Age object for the first time. Using a necklace that is 20,000 years old, researchers have been able to identify to whom it belonged.