Scientists have mapped the genome of the Greenland shark, which could offer clues to the animal’s extreme longevity.

Scientists in the United Kingdom have stored the entire human genome on a “5D memory crystal,” in the hope that it could be ...

Ancient DNA has provided spectacular insights into human history, particularly in Europe and Asia, where researchers have reconstructed the genomes of thousands of people. However, fewer than two ...

University of Southampton scientists have stored the full human genome on a 5D memory crystal—a revolutionary data storage ...

A new study published in Genome Biology and Evolution found links between the DNA of ancient hominids called Neanderthals and ...

Black garden ants made tweaks to entrances, tunnels and chambers that may help prevent diseases from spreading.

Thanks to a serendipitous discovery and a lot of painstaking work, scientists can now build biohybrid molecules that combine the homing powers of DNA with the broad functional repertoire of proteins - ...

Dental enamel suggests our extinct cousins experienced longer periods of stress during childhood.

An analysis of tissue samples from nearly 1,200 older adults found that the more insertions individuals had, the younger they died.

A new study supports the idea that Neanderthals likely went extinct because of how they lived — in isolation. The early human ...

Archaeologists have long known that humans and Neanderthals interbred, but where this took place has been hard to pinpoint. A ...

In a new book, a curator at England's Natural History Museum describes rare and interesting nests and eggs—from the house ...