Powerful new applications of what is known as next-generation sequencing are now helping with identification of degraded ...

Preserving strips of native vegetation beside avocado orchards gives insects a buffet of wild pollen when blossoms are scarce ...

Akihiko Yamamoto recently connected with his American sister, Sharon Lovell, whom he never knew existed. For most of his life ...

One month ago, three young sisters were found dead near a Washington state campground. Blood found on the scene links the ...

But while experts now know a fair amount about ancient Egyptian life, they still understand very little about the ...

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...

This new DNA testing method significantly reduces the time needed for identification, bringing hope for answers in this ...

Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research ...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the oldest and complete DNA set of an ancient Egyptian man, dating to when the ...

Using an inexpensive electrode coated with DNA, MIT researchers have designed disposable diagnostics that could be adapted to ...

Former Army member and trained survivalist Travis Decker remains at large one month after allegedly murdering his three young ...

A new study suggests that a 9,000-year-old society in Catalhoyuk, a proto-city in southern Anatolia, may have established a ...