Around 5,000 years ago, humans discovered that they could domesticate animals. So, as it were, they adopted animals like cows ...

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell's nucleus, explaining why it must be ...

He and a colleague proved a theory advanced by the Nobel Prize winners James Watson and Francis Crick, who discovered DNA’s ...

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull. The key? Tooth plaque.

A surprising discovery in the Colombian Andes has uncovered the 6,000-year-old skeletons of a mysterious group of people.

Great crested newts are holding up a planned Norfolk school extension, even though none of the amphibians have actually been spotted.

Karen Read trial recap: SUV data under scrutiny, new timeline of events Karen Read's lawyers say she was framed for the death of her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, in a conspiracy devised by ...

Mindy Morgenstern was murdered on September 13, 2006. The investigation quickly focused on Moe Gibbs, her neighbor. His DNA was found under her fingernails, suggesting a struggle.

April 11, 2011: Additional remains of Vergata are discovered along Ocean Parkway, several miles west of Gilgo Beach. Police also find additional remains of Jackson along the beach parkway.

What began as a search for one missing woman — Shannan Gilbert — led to multiple bodies and the capture of Rex Heuermann, a man police say is a serial killer.

There Was Once A Green Sahara! Ancient DNA Reveals Lost North African Lineage Sahara Desert teemed with life during African Humid Period. Scientists have reconstructed the genetic profile of a ...

A shocking discovery has been made in the U.S.—scientists have found ancient DNA in a living animal, challenging everything we know about evolution! Could this genetic code unlock secrets from ...