Many large mammals have lost genetic diversity, often thanks to the actions of people shrinking their populations. The ...

Despite its proximity to other groups of Neanderthals and the era’s modern humans, the lineage of the specimen, dubbed ...

James Fitzjames was one of the captains of British explorer Sir John Franklin's two ships that went missing in 1845.

AGAWAM — The Woo family, with roots in China, Los Angeles and here in the Pioneer Valley, had long sought a medal honoring a ...

It has only recently been discovered that single-celled organisms (bacteria and archaea) also have histones—proteins that ...

Marcellus Williams, 55, is set to die Sept. 24 after being convicted of killing former newspaper reporter Lisha Gayle in her ...

Scientists have mapped the genome of the Greenland shark, which could offer clues to the animal’s extreme longevity.

New DNA analysis rules out the possibility that Kaspar Hauser was a “lost prince” kidnapped as a child nearly two centuries ...

In a region known for hosting some of the earliest evidence of modern humans, DNA analysis was sparse. Until now.

Najera saw the business card tucked near the screen door of her Kansas home. She grabbed it and read the name. It was from a ...

The highest court in the land did reject Reed’s request for a new trial in July of 2024. The rejection means the Texas Court ...

A man who spit on the sidewalk outside of his home in Boston is now charged with an unsolved 35-year-old murder.