A startling discovery has reignited one of science’s oldest questions: where did life truly begin? Researchers analyzing a ...

New genetic research is overturning decades of accepted beliefs about where Guam’s ancient CHamoru people came from, ...

Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

DNA shines a light back into the past, showing us things that fossils can't. But how far back can that light extend? Some of the oldest DNA sequences come from mastodon and polar bear fossils about 50 ...

The human body relies on precise genetic instructions to function, and cancer begins when these instructions get scrambled.

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans break the conventions for how species should be named – but Bae argues the r ...

A 45,000-year-old Neanderthal bone found in Crimea shows ancient humans traveled thousands of miles, linking Europe and ...

The human body relies on precise genetic instructions to function, and cancer begins when these instructions get scrambled.

Donald Lawless, a man originally from Ohio with a long criminal history, has been identified as the suspect in Marilyn Decker ...

New research reveals that NAD+ supplements may slow aging and boost cellular health, but experts urge caution and more ...

Before Andy Muschietti was handed Stephen King’s most infamous monster for revival, he proved that horror doesn’t need scale ...