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

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 ...

Engineers, like evolution, are tinkerers. Few vehicles showcase how one car can spread into multiple roles quite like ...

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

Inside every human cell, tiny mitochondria quietly convert nutrients into usable energy, keeping organs running and immune ...

I turned off news altogether. I want to be able to form my own opinions. Just tell the truth.” These lines open NBC News’ new ...

The findings may have important implications for diseases linked to mitochondrial dysfunction. A newly identified form of DNA damage inside mitochondria, the small structures that supply energy to our ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes are expressed in ...

Cornell researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move within and bind ...

Cornell researchers have found that a new DNA sequencing technology can be used to study how transposons move within and bind ...

An image of early Homo sapiens. Credit: Neanderthal-Museum, Mettmann / CC BY-SA 4.0 Scientists studying Neanderthal DNA have uncovered new clues about how human faces form and evolve. By examining ...

Scientists have discovered a way to look at how DNA functions inside living cells, paving the way for techniques to pinpoint how changes can lead to illnesses such as heart disease and cancer. The ...