Ghost lineages reveal themselves through ancient genes that still exist in living beings today.

On average, the researchers found 2.65 cDNMs per child in the Chernobyl group, 1.48 per child in the German radar group, and ...

Two naturally mummified individuals buried roughly 7,000 years ago in a Libyan rock shelter have yielded ancient genomes that reveal a previously unknown, long-isolated North African lineage. The ...

Scientists have discovered that DNA behaves in a surprising way when squeezed through tiny nanopores, overturning a long-held ...

Knowing how human DNA changes over generations is essential to estimating genetic disease risks and understanding how we evolved. But some of the most changeable regions of our DNA have been ...

NEW YORK (WRGB) — Over 600 cases across the U.S. have been solved using genetic genealogy and DNA sequencing. Family trees once thought to be a fun project for the family historian are quickly ...

Around 2400 BC, the people who had built Stonehenge and other massive Neolithic monuments effectively vanished. Previous ancient DNA studies showed that they were replaced by newcomers with Steppe ...

Scientists are exploring how DNA’s physical structure can store vast amounts of data and encode secure information.

Despite major advances in genetic testing for breast cancer risk prediction, death rates remain disproportionately high among ...