Mushrooms have been used by ancient humans for millennia, but archaeologists have only just uncovered their pivotal role in ...

Researchers uncovered millions of ancient plant DNA switches—some older than flowering plants themselves—revealing a hidden evolutionary blueprint stretching back 400 million years. Most people have ...

A recent study examines why Alzheimer's presents and progresses differently in individuals using advanced biological analysis ...

Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case have turned to genetic genealogy as they try to make the most of potential DNA ...

For the first time in the world, BSIP and ZSI are attempting to sequence the whole nuclear genome of this extinct Indian big ...

We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, ...

As any true crime fan knows, DNA has been groundbreaking in solving criminal cases, both current and cold, for police departments around the nation. Recently, in a first-of-its-kind case, DNA has been ...

Nancy Guthrie went missing 21 days ago. Few leads have publicly emerged about where Guthrie is or who may have taken her as DNA analysis continues.

Smithsonian researcher Sarah Johnson studies bison specimens to understand how the species’s genetic diversity changed after its decline ...

A Texas-based DNA lab helped get answers in two New York state cold cases this week.One was the case of Nassau County resident Barbara Waldman, who was found mu ...

Countless YouTube videos feature pet birds singing and talking to their owners. Although it may seem like simple mimicry, ...

Most people think design style is about aesthetics. A growing body of research suggests it's actually about neurology, stress response and identity.