Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral ...

Genealogical and genetic ancestors aren’t the same thing. A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell you what you imagine ...

DNA switches that predate humans and Neanderthals still influence how people speak today, offering new clues about language ...

Scientists have uncovered surprising clues hidden deep in human DNA, and the findings are forcing experts to rethink a ...

In 2015, a team of geneticists cracked open the genomes of 69 ancient Europeans and found something that upended centuries of ...

Advances in human genetics are enabling researchers and clinicians to effectively put together a DNA jigsaw puzzle, without ...

Maternal DNA from Neanderthal teeth found in Stajnia Cave show Neanderthals moved across wide areas of Europe.

Learn more about a new experimental procedure that uses cancer cells’ DNA repair system against itself to make drug-resistant ...

Thousands of cold cases could be solved after a breakthrough in DNA profiling. Forensic scientists from Interpol have developed a new method for identifying victims and suspects from previously ...

The genes that could help the world's crops survive drought, heat, and disease probably already exist. But much of this ...