After a more than $5,000 donation from the Arkansas AG's office, a DNA testing company is working to identify remains dubbed ...

A team of scientists is employing a technique used to detect invasive species to search for troops lost at sea.

Research institutions around the world house valuable genetic information that could help unlock countless medical mysteries.

The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we ...

Research institutions around the world house valuable genetic information that could help unlock countless medical mysteries.

New research has developed the first molecular ‘clock’ for common dolphins. It could be a game-changer for conservation.

The prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human ...

DNA isn't just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools ...

An interview with Hunt for the Oldest DNA director Niobe Thompson about chronicling Eske Willerslev's breakthrough research ...

The Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Lab acquired a forensic tool used to test DNA from bones and teeth this summer.