Deep inside a handful of caves, scientists are pulling genetic secrets out of bones, teeth and even the surrounding dirt, and ...

McHenry County coroner officials have released the identity of a man found dead after the vehicle he was driving slammed into a tree and burst into flames on Route 173 near Harvard on New Year's Eve.

The identification was made through forensic investigative genetic genealogy. The cause and manner of death remain undetermined.

Duplicated genes that appear in every branch of the tree of life can provide us with insight into the evolution that occurred ...

Researchers describe a rare type of gene family, known as “universal paralogs”, that provides insight into evolutionary history predating the last universal common ancestor of all life. Detailed ...

A new study study has revealed that the DNA of the inhabitants of Mesa Mani (Inner Mani) constitutes a unique "genetic island ...

A new genetic study has revealed that the people of Deep Mani, who inhabit one of the remotest regions of mainland Greece, ...

Until 2023, I never thought critically about immigration. Like many other white Americans, I had only a loose narrative about my ancestors' journey to this country. Distant memories of long-dead ...

Long-footed potoroos dig up and eat many truffle-like fungi, spreading spores and keeping vital fungi-forest relationships ...

Beluga whales can disappear beneath Arctic sea ice for long stretches, which makes them far tougher to follow than many other ...

How big of a role do our genes play in our lifespan? Quite a bit more than previously thought, a new study suggests.

What’s lurking in and around the rainforest canopy? That’s a hard question to answer, especially in tall and dense forests. Traditional tracking methods, like camera traps, often miss out on elusive ...