Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

A great part of living in the 21st century is that if you have a device that connects to the internet, you have access to hundreds, if not thousands of experts who are often eager to share in-depth ...

Your next favorite true crime podcast might have some new forensics jargon to make sense of. Researchers in Australia have developed a new way to identify humans – similar to how we do with DNA and ...

A new study of German twins suggests that the strong connection between a young adult's cognitive ability and their future socioeconomic status is largely driven by their genes, rather than shared ...

A new genetic study by researchers at Michigan State University reveals that Borneo’s “fanged frogs” may consist of several hidden species, highlighting complex evolution and the importance of DNA in ...

A new method for safely inserting large chunks of DNA into genomes has now measured up in mice, potentially paving the way ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have identified new genetic variants associated with autism spectrum ...

The Southern Ocean—vast, boundless waters surrounding Antarctica—plays an outsized role in global climate, largely thanks to tiny drifting organisms called plankton that soak up carbon. Reporting in ...

Ancient DNA pulled from colorful feathers inside a sealed Peruvian tomb has revealed that pre-Inca societies ran a sophisticated long-distance trade in live parrots, ferrying tropical birds hundreds ...

Police said the skull of a man was found in the woods in Bristol back in 1986 and has been unidentified ever since.