We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient ...

After surviving for nearly 400,000 years across Eurasia, Neanderthals vanished some 40,000 years ago, just as Homo sapiens began to spread across the continent. A recent study now suggests that their ...

Researchers around the world are studying how the human brain achieves its extraordinary complexity. A team at the Central ...

Ancient DNA study uncovers kinship networks in Shimao City, revealing a complex social structure shaped by family ties and ...

The massive pits at Durrington Walls in Wiltshire are set at regular intervals, ten metres in diameter and more than five ...

For decades, biologists treated DNA as a static string of letters, a linear code that cells read like text on a page. A new ...

Researchers identified a new, sticky form of mitochondrial DNA damage that builds up at dramatically higher levels than in ...

A change discovery on the northeastern coast of Japan has resulted in the classification of a brand new species.

D imaging reveals ancient phages virus with features dating back billions of years - and potential to fight today’s dangerous ...

The University of Wisconsin’s Lim Lab has identified the cause of chromosome instability associated with a range of genetic ...

Researchers have found a new way to reactivate fetal hemoglobin without the need for gene-editing therapy, according to a new ...

A picture dated 1939 shows German Nazi Chancellor Adolf Hitler giving the nazi salute during a rally next to "Deputy Furhrer" Rudolf Hess. AFP PHOTO / FRANCE PRESSE VOIR (Photo by FRANCE PRESSE VOIR / ...