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Joshua Shavit

Nov 18, 2022

Ancient genomes reveal hidden history of human adaptation

The use of ancient DNA, including samples of human remains around 45,000 years old, has shed light on a previously unknown aspect of humans

Joseph Shavit

Oct 11, 2022

Scientists reveal ‘mystery ancestors' from ancient layers of banana DNA

Bananas are thought to have been first domesticated by people 7,000 years ago on the island of New Guinea. But that history is complicated.

Joseph Shavit

Aug 30, 2022

DNA evidence debunks myth that all Vikings were Scandinavian

Invaders, pirates, warriors – the history books taught us Vikings were brutal predators who travelled by sea from Scandinavia to pillage.

Joseph Shavit

Jul 31, 2022

Vikings weren’t all Scandinavian, according to DNA evidence

Cutting-edge DNA sequencing of more than 400 Viking skeletons scattered across Europe and Greenland will rewrite the history books.