The mysterious "Dragon Man" skull, found in China in 1933, has been confirmed to belong to a Denisovan through groundbreaking DNA analysis. This discovery opens a new chapter in our understanding of ...

An ancient DNA analysis of the remains of several mastodons, including those which roamed along the Pacific and Atlantic ...

A review into cases potentially tainted by questionable DNA evidence has been completed, with two “unsafe” convictions identified among almost 300 matters. Cindy Clarke, the Director of Public ...

Scientists solve the mystery of the Justinian Plague. They identify Yersinia pestis as the cause. The plague devastated the Byzantine Empire. DNA from ...

Categorising the Denisovans as a distinct species would allow us to more comprehensively trace our own evolutionary ...

A man has been convicted in the 1987 abduction and rape of a woman. Genetic geneaology testing was able to lead investigators to identical twins. Further testing allowed officials to identify which ...

Micronutrients, minerals that are part of the human diet in small amounts, may have influenced human evolution more than ...

Could DNA be glycosylated? A new study published in Engineering explores this intriguing question, suggesting that DNA might undergo glycosylation, a process that could revolutionize our understanding ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Lawyers for Elwyn Crocker Sr. are fighting back after the State asked the court to reconsider an order that forced them to hand over full DNA evidence in the ongoing ...

Hormonal changes: Most breast cancer cases are linked to hormonal issues, and alcohol can increase the levels of different ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how a common virus linked to birth defects and chronic illness manipulates its host's DNA, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.

Micronutrients, vitamins and minerals that are part of the human diet in small amounts, may have influenced human evolution ...