It took 10 years of work to prepare a Viking longship for a trip no longer than a football field. But how it got to that spot goes back even further — over a millennium.

The NFL season is only four weeks old, but the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles already look set to be the leading Super Bowl contenders.

Research suggests that ancient viral-DNA embedded in the human genome is playing a key role in early embryo development. Around 8% of our genome consists of endogenous retrovirus DNA — the remnants of ...

The Piasts, Poland's first royal dynasty, are the subject of recent, ground-breaking DNA research that questions conventional wisdom. Genetic analyses show that the male lineage's Y-chromosome ...

The discovery of a previously unknown human lineage in Africa has sparked significant interest in the scientific community. This groundbreaking study, ...

A recent study dramatically pushes back the date for the emergence of our species, though some researchers call for further evidence ...

Ancient DNA reveals Slavs originated in southern Belarus and central Ukraine, driving major population shifts in Europe between the 6th and 8th centuries CE.

On Friday, Pittsburgh acted accordingly. In a nod to the local culture ahead of their game against the Vikings in Dublin Saturday, the Steelers donned practice jerseys adorned with the Irish-language ...

Digital reconstruction of a crushed skull from an ancient human could rewrite the timeline of human evolution, according to researchers.

When Pittsburgh faces the Vikings in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Ireland, it’ll do so in a historic venue that the Rooney family helped renovate.

If the Vikings go across the pond and build off the success they had Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium, the conversation surrounding who should start under center is bound to get much louder. The question ...