Debate has long surrounded when humans first traveled into Sahul, the ancient landmass that is now Australia, New Guinea and ...

A genetic variant is likely putting some children suffering with myocarditis—inflammation of the heart muscle—at higher risk ...

Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops and how you ...

It turns out that the answer was no: Your dog’s genes don’t predict its behavior, at least not in the simplistic way popular doggy DNA tests often claim.

The world of crime and DNA has evolved significantly over the past decade, including the use of phenotyping to help solve ...

In a recent study, researcher Dr. Hui Zhou and his colleagues conducted a genetic analysis of the genomes of individuals ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also ...

The first humans arrived upon the landmass now known as Australia around 60,000 years ago along two distinct routes, ...

The vampire squid is a creature straight out of a gothic horror film. It lurks in the deep-sea abyss, cloaked in dark, webbed ...

With its unusual combination of features, the deep sea creature helps explain how other modern species emerged from a common ...

Colorado investigators say they have solved the 1987 killing of Rhonda Marie Fisher after newly analyzed DNA linked her death ...

A new study suggests that certain genetic differences, passed down from ancient human ancestors, and exposure to common ...