Human–elephant conflict (HEC) in Sri Lanka results in significant loss of human life, elephant deaths, and extensive damage to crops and property. Despite numerous interventions over the decades, the ...

Debt-for-nature swaps and conservation funds to halt biodiversity loss are gaining traction as governments link ecosystem ...

New research reveals that ancient interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals shaped our modern human DNA - especially on ...

Kerala’s overall achievements in the social sector are best understood as the result of a long journey of reform and renewal rather than a sudden miracle.

A new study found that when Neanderthals and early humans interbred — a known phenomenon between the two species — most pairings appear to have involved Neanderthal males and human females. This may ...

A new study in Science suggests Neanderthal men and modern human women interbred more often than assumed, reshaping theories about our DNA. But what drove those ancient pairings remains uncertain.

Learn how a combination of archaeology and anthropology helped reveal hidden insights into the diet and culture of ...

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

Long ago, Neanderthals and modern humans interbred. But among Neanderthals, their modern human blood came mostly from their ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans.

Stand in the dunes outside Merzouga, and the horizon seems endless. A few hours later, in the Rif Mountains, whole streets glow blue. In winter, snow covers the High Atlas ...