Using DNA-based predictions, researchers show how blight-resistant trees can retain the growth and forest role of the iconic American chestnut.

For more than a century, scientists and conservationists have tried to bring back the American chestnut, a tree once so common it shaped forests ...

Life may have begun when RNA molecules began to replicate themselves, and now we’ve finally found an RNA molecule that is very close to being able to do this ...

Imagine zooming out on a giant family tree that includes every bird you have ever seen. Ostriches sprint across open plains, ...

According to the team's calculations, the simple fact of having a more marked filiation with these prehistoric ancestors (one ...

Researchers led by Min Zhang and Dabao Zhang of the University of California, Irvine's Joe C. Wen School of Population & ...

Researchers led by Min Zhang and Dabao Zhang of the University of California, Irvine's Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health have created the most detailed maps to date showing how genes ...

When Pat Grant found out her first grandchild was on the way, her cancer diagnosis made her think: "I am never going to meet ...

Researchers led by Min Zhang and Dabao Zhang of the University of California, Irvine’s Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health have created the most detailed maps to date showing how ...

New research shows ageing men often lose the Y chromosome in some cells, a change linked to heart disease, cancer, ...

Scientists on their quest to find the origin of life have stared into the primordial soup, trying to answer the ultimate chicken-and-egg question: Which came first, the genetic code or the proteins ...

From classic freezer finds to pantry essentials, these Massachusetts staples shaped childhood meals and continue to comfort ...