Sykes sequenced famous ancient remains, such as Ötzi and Cheddar Man, and was one of the first researchers to use mitochondrial DNA to trace genetic lineages.

Neanderthal DNA surprises in modern humans, the first blood test for Alzheimer’s, a discovery of new human salivary glands, and, oh yeah, a pandemic

If confirmed, the result means people migrated to North America much earlier than thought, but some experts remain unconvinced.

A study points to the existence of an ancient human relative that interbred with Homo sapiens.

A mass death event claimed the hominins’ lives and likely resulted from changing environmental conditions.

Modern-day populations in India descend from a mixture of peoples living thousands of years ago in South and Central Asia, including the Bronze-Age Indus Valley Civilization, two studies reveal.

Dating back to 16,000 years, items from a dig site in Idaho point to the first settlers arriving by a Pacific coastal route rather than by an ice-free land bridge from Siberia.

Researchers say the skull belongs to an Australopithecus species once thought to be a predecessor to “Lucy,” but now that relationship is murky.

Human remains around Roopkund Lake in India bear South Asian, East Asian, and Mediterranean ancestry.