New DNA research shows that half the human beings alive today are descended from the Yamnaya, who lived in Ukraine 5,000 years ago.

Half of humanity shares an ancestral link to an ancient group of people from Ukraine, reshaping our understanding of human history and migration.

New studies find the origin of multiple sclerosis and other diseases originates from the spread of DNA during ancient human history in Europe.

The world's first horseback riders swept across the steppe roughly 5,000 years ago, a new skeletal analysis of tombs across Europe and Asia reveals.

Their results, published in PNAS, show the two migrations differ markedly in both their spread and environmental implications, with the Yamnaya expansion moving quicker and resulting in greater ...

Traces of the Yamnaya in modern languages (1) Published 1 May 2019 From Susan Valdar, Westerham, Kent, UK Colin Barras discusses the fascinating genetic and archaeological evidence for the spread ...

Archaeologists identify the birthplace of the mysterious Yamnaya The ancient culture, which transformed Europe, was also less murderous than once thought ...

Letter: Population replacement may have been different (1) Published 16 April 2019 From Cathryn Iliffe, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Colin Barras reports work on the spread of Yamnaya culture from ...

DNA from ancient humans is providing some vital clues about the emergence of multiple sclerosis and other devastating neurodegenerative conditions. In a series of new research papers out this week ...

Researchers studying ancient DNA linked genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis with Yamnaya herders who arrived in Europe about 5,000 years ago.

Archaeologists excavated dirt mound in Hatalov and unearthed ancient Yamnaya culture grave, first-of-its-kind find for country, photos show.

This is a reconstruction of the Yamnaya skull. A typical Yamnaya individual from the Caspian steppe in Russia ca. 5,000-4,800 BP. Yamnaya people were tall and were buried in deep pits covered by a ...