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Can ancient germs from dug-up Egyptian mummies trigger a plague or pandemic today?
Do ancient Egyptian mummies harbour deadly plagues ready to wreak havoc in the modern world? Here's…
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Scientists discovered 50,000-year-old viruses in Neanderthal DNA that could help explain their mysterious extinction
Research found signs of ancient viruses in Neanderthal DNA that they may have gotten from ancient h…
Jenny McGrath
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Trump rape case: Lawyer blasts the former president's offer to finally submit DNA as a 'bad faith' delay tactic
In new court papers, E. Jean Carroll's lawyer says Trump's offer to finally submit DNA weeks before…
Ashley Collman,Laura Italiano
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Nobel prize winner Svante Paabo's DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
In other words, Paabo has been awarded the prestigious prize for having sequenced the genomes of…
PTI
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Human remains identified as Brian Laundrie haven't been tested for DNA yet, medical examiner says
Laundrie's remains were identified using dental records. Samples will be DNA tested after the remai…
Natalie Musumeci,Kenneth Niemeyer
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From mammoth teeth, scientists just pulled DNA that's more than 1 million years old - the oldest DNA ever found
Researchers just sequenced the world's oldest known DNA, which came from mammoth teeth found in the…
Aylin Woodward
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This recent scientific finding on DNA could be a forensic breakthrough
In order to understand how the protein can be used to identify individuals, it is important to unde…
Stefano Vanin
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Microsoft set a new record by storing an OK Go music video and the top 100 books ever written on strands of DNA
While it'll be a long time before it's as fast and as cheap as the solid-state drive that goes into…
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The 1 food you should eat for brain health — and why you can't replace it with supplements
Chlorophyll supplements promise to boost your skin, heart, and brain health. It's an incredible mol…
Hilary Brueck
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Human trials may reveal efficacy of new Rs 100 cancer pill: Docs
Only human trials will help understand the efficacy of the new Rs 100 pill developed to prevent rec…
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The Gilgo Beach murders might have been solved years ago if police and prosecutors hadn't fumbled the case
The Gilgo Beach murder investigation was reopened in early 2022. It took investigators just six wee…
Michelle Mark
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Gilgo Beach probers followed a creepy evidence trail of torture porn, burner phones, and a gnawed pizza crust
A collection of forensics led New York investigators to the doorstep of the suspect in the Gilgo Be…
Laura Italiano
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Scientists are racing to explore more of the ocean hoping to discover medical breakthroughs and address the climate crisis
An array of organizations are working to scale marine biodiscovery to discover beneficial traits fr…
Tasmin Lockwood
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Some Neanderthals couldn't smell their own stink, suggests a new study recreating early humans' noses
Understanding what early humans smelled can offer better context for our own sense of smell, and gi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 'unusual' candidate who discovered that modern humans and Neanderthals had children together
Svante Pääbo's discovery of Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA help us unpack what makes our own genes h…
Hilary Brueck
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Trump tried to fight E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit in court on Tuesday. Here's a rundown of where all the litigation stands.
Trump and the DOJ have argued that he can't be personally sued for comments he made while president.
Ashley Collman
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My husband and son were killed in a giant mudslide with 21 others. I don't want them to have died in vain.
California mudslides can be devastating. Heavy rains after the CA Thomas Fire triggered a mudslide …
Jane Ridley
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A genetic advantage inherited from Neanderthals could give some people a 22% lower risk of severe COVID-19
The remnants of Neanderthal DNA are more common in people from Europe and Asia. They could confer a…
Aria Bendix
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We tried 'cell-grown' salmon that looks, feels, and tastes real. Its makers want it to be the norm someday.
"Cultivated" meat seems real because, according to companies making it, it is real - and it could h…
Anna Keeve
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'It's the next rising platform': 2 promising technologies backed by billion-dollar drugmakers could transform the human body into a disease-destroying machine
Another application might be in treating obesity, she said. Gut peptides help the body take in food…