Figuring out this prehistoric mystery is one step towards understanding why Homo sapiens are the only form of human left ...

The Fulani’s ancestry links to North and West Africa, the Green Sahara period, and ancient Berber groups, shaped by migration ...

Joint study by the DFG Clusters of Excellence PMI and ROOTS shows how we can learn from nature for new therapies. Prof. Dr.

Research implying most Okinawans have Shandong ancestry risks further straining relations between Tokyo and Beijing.

More information: Cesar A. Fortes-Lima et al, Population history and admixture of the Fulani people from the Sahel, The American Journal of Human Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.12.015 ...

Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa’s largest pastoral populations. The study reveals a complex genetic ancestry with influences from both North ...

The authors propose that the Eneolithic population admixtures that led to the formation of the Yamna group can be modelled using three genetic ‘clines’ — gradients in the genetic make-up ...

“It’s a sampling tour de force,” said Mait Metspalu, a population geneticist at the ... Metspalu hesitated to jump from the new genetic data to firm conclusions about who first spoke Indo ...