Scientists Unearth 7,000-Year-Old Mummies With DNA that Doesn’t Match Known Human Lineages ...

New genomic research suggests our species descended from a deep fusion between two ancient lineages — one of them a mysterious “ghost.” ...

A wild banana’s hidden gene may help save the world’s favorite fruit from a relentless fungal threat. Scientists have identified a powerful source of natural resistance to a fungal disease that ...

As investigators pass the three-week mark since Nancy Guthrie was last seen by her family, the sheriff leading the search had ...

Ancient DNA shows that hunter-gatherers in northwestern Europe endured for millennia, with women driving a gradual cultural shift toward farming. Researchers at the University of Huddersfield have ana ...

The search for missing 84‑year‑old Nancy Guthrie now hinges on a stubbornly uncooperative DNA mixture and the controversial power of investigative genetic genealogy. As experts warn that ancestry and ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new molecule which carries DNA into biological cells, to treat or vaccinate against illnesses. Many existing options rely on molecules ...

Law enforcement agencies have yet to name a suspect, but they are looking for a man seen on surveillance camera outside ...

Police are unable to tell which suspect’s DNA is on the weapon ...

Scientists warn that radiation and microgravity pose a major threat to human reproduction in space. Understanding these ...

In Tucson's usually serene Catalina Foothills, neighbors of missing 84‑year‑old Nancy Guthrie say they are too frightened to sleep after a couple discovered suspicious black gloves, apparently stained ...