Researchers have shown that an Amazonian butterfly is a hybrid species, formed by two other species breeding together almost 200,000 years ago. Researchers have shown that an Amazonian butterfly is a ...

The Zlatý kůň skull, found in a cave site in present-day Czechia. Its DNA showed similarities to bones found in a German cave, according to new research. Hidden in many people’s genetic codes is a ...

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Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Oldest hybrid found: Protein analysis from 400,000-year-old Homo erectus fossils shows interbreeding with Denisovans, marking the earliest known human hybridization. Evolutionary impact: The discovery ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

In a new study conducted by Illinois Natural History Survey, scientists discovered by chance that the virile crayfish species, faxonius virilis, are interbreeding with native crayfish in the Current ...

Most of the wild canines in Australia are dingoes, and interbreeding between dogs and dingoes is rare – laying to rest concerns that dingoes are virtually extinct in the wild. Of DNA collected from ...