Unexpected slowdowns or spikes in this signal were often interpreted as knots in DNA. But now, a new study published Aug. 12 ...

Scientists are trying to sequence the DNA of Leonardo da Vinci to identify if the remains at his interment site really are ...

For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian—the ...

Scientists in Colombia have discovered a previously unknown lineage of human beings after fully sequencing the DNA of ancient ...

On a stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness.

The Age of AI will rely on massive volumes of data that can be easily stored and retrieved—and bioscience may have an ...

Swansea University has helped uncover a surprising new role for platelets—one that could significantly advance early cancer ...

It's a mystery that has left experts scratching their heads for decades, but just how did humans make their way from Europe ...

Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...

In the winter of 1812, Napoleon’s once-mighty army left Russia battered, frostbitten, and starving. The infamous retreat ...