Scientists have found evidence of ancient parasites preserved in the dung of an aquatic predator from more than 200 million years ago. The ancient predator -- believed to be an extinct crocodile-like ...

A groundbreaking genetic study has finally unraveled the mystery surrounding the deaths of two Medici brothers, Grand Duke Francesco I and Cardinal Giovanni. Ancient DNA analysis from their remains ...

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Ancient feces are a valuable source of information on the intestinal parasites of past populations. Microbial DNA is known to survive in stool samples, but analysis of ancient feces has historically ...

Researchers remark that the anatomy of this flatworm, preserved in amber for 99 million years, bears a remarkable resemblance to modern flatworms inhabiting shark intestines. Nearly 100 million years ...

Researchers have reconstructed the evolutionary history and global spread of malaria over the past 5,500 years, identifying trade, warfare, and colonialism as major catalysts for its dispersal.

DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ancient Mexican peoples, according to a study published October 22, 2025 in the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The discovery of a schistosomiasis parasite egg in a 6,200-year-old grave in Syria may be the earliest evidence that agricultural irrigation systems in the Middle East contributed ...

Long after Roman soldiers left Vindolanda, the fort's sewer system kept a record of what plagued them most. Hidden in the sediment were parasites that reveal how disease spread through daily life near ...