Powerful new applications of what is known as next-generation sequencing are now helping with identification of degraded ...

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA ...

One month ago, three young sisters were found dead near a Washington state campground. Blood found on the scene links the ...

Nollywood actress Esther Sky led a protest demanding Cubana Chiefpriest undergo a DNA test amid allegations from his alleged ...

Preserving strips of native vegetation beside avocado orchards gives insects a buffet of wild pollen when blossoms are scarce ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

But while experts now know a fair amount about ancient Egyptian life, they still understand very little about the ...

Akihiko Yamamoto recently connected with his American sister, Sharon Lovell, whom he never knew existed. For most of his life ...

A woman murdered in a 1980s double homicide case has been identified after over three decades. as Sheila Cummings.

Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the ...

Former Army member and trained survivalist Travis Decker remains at large one month after allegedly murdering his three young ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...