The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

A new study shows, for the first time, how the human genome folds and moves in 3D over time to control when genes turn on and ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

John was abandoned as a newborn and grew up with no knowledge of where he came from. Then one Christmas that changed.

Scientists discover Bronze Age plague DNA in 4,000-year-old sheep remains, shedding light on how ancient diseases spread ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to ...

In the last decade, the drive to understand who we are and where we've come from has been accelerated by DNA testing.

DNA captured on air filters and stored since the 1960s acts as an ecological time capsule, according to a recent publication ...

A tiny percentage of our DNA—around 2%—contains 20,000-odd genes. The remaining 98%—long known as the non-coding genome, or ...

Scientists used decades old air filters to read DNA in dust, revealing a long decline in biodiversity across northern Sweden.

The study, which was published in the journal Science Advances, links indoor tanning to a three-times greater risk of ...

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 ...