Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still ...

Researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park, may have captured ancient DNA from the Italian High Renaissance ...

Introduction Self-sampling for cervical cancer screening is a promising strategy to improve coverage and reduce strain on ...

Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s ...

Authorities have identified Virginia Irene Nelson, originally from Yonkers, New York, as the decedent from a hit-and-run ...

A woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Laguna Beach and whose identity has remained a mystery has now been ...

Ventura County Sheriff's Office announced the remains of a missing Fillmore teen from 1965 have been identified through DNA.

Investigative genetic genealogy combines DNA analysis with genealogy practices and has helped identify both victims and ...

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the long-extinct woolly rhinoceros from remains found in the stomach of a naturally ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da ...