A new study finds that Indigenous Andeans living in what is now Peru have extra copies of a gene called AMY1, which helps the ...

An analysis of the DNA from living descendants has identified sailors aboard the 1845 Franklin expedition to find the ...

The discovery of old bones could finally reveal the real life story of d'Artagnan—who has long been cast in the shadow of ...

Eat well and exercise. That's the classic advice for living a long, healthy life. A new study suggests another habit to add ...

The investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance has faced a devastating blow as authorities have scaled back efforts 100 ...

When we think about genetic inheritance, we usually leap to DNA, the four-letter code containing the instructions for ...

Cells use a surprising “pearling” motion to evenly distribute mitochondrial DNA. This newly uncovered process may be key to ...

Paul Fronczak’s quest to find the baby he was told was kidnapped from a Chicago hospital in 1964 led to a complex web of ...

Nearly 180 years after the failed voyage, archaeologists are finally making progress in putting names to the bodies.

A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers ...