A 1,000-kilometer (more-than-600-mile) journey across the Mongolian steppe, the Mongol Derby is billed as “the longest and toughest horse race on Earth.” ...

The Pallas Cat, also known as the Manul, is one of the most elusive and rare predators in the wild, found in the harsh ...

In a major genetic study, researchers revealed the unique ancestry of Ötzi the Iceman, the prehistoric man unearthed three decades ago.

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

Our later Stone Age people or Neolithic people were farmers. This later period covers from about 4,000 BC to 2,000 BC, which ...

Scientists have uncovered DNA from 214 ancient pathogens in prehistoric humans, including the oldest known evidence of plague ...

Central Asia’s land, water, and ecosystems face extreme pressure from farming, population growth, and pollution.

Ancient zoonotic diseases spiked 6,500 years ago due to farming and migration—reshaping human health and aiding future ...

The government has ordered a 20 percent reduction in the country's saiga population, around 800,000, until the end of ...

A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has ...

But tread carefully through the Vienna Central Cemetery in the early hours of the morning and you might catch a glimpse of ...

This was a crucial moment in our evolutionary history, but it also marked a significant change in our relationship to ...