Rapidly mutating DNA regions were mapped using a multi-generational family and advanced sequencing tools. Understanding how ...

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

Fossilized claw tracks discovered in Australia show that the animal group that includes reptiles, mammals and birds formed ...

Fresh from his post-doctoral fellowship, Boyer was fascinated with restriction enzymes — ninja-like proteins in bacteria that slice and dice DNA ... history of life sciences, with new computational ...

Lynne didn't know his parents growing up, but when he met his biological father through a DNA test, they connected over a ...

The Canadian poet, singer and songwriter’s new publication contemplates the discovery of moments of ceremony in the everyday.

Greece is known for its year-round beauty and picturesque coastline. But even a country rich in scenic charm can have a dark cloud hanging over its own history. Such was the case last month when ...

A routine day of magnet fishing turned into a moment of real discovery when I pulled up an old antique from beneath the ...

The discovery has prompted possible descendants of prisoners—housed at Yedi Kule Castle during Greece's Civl War from 1946 to 1949 before they were executed—to call for DNA testing "so they ...

The symbolism of the repurposed garment is poignant for the 50-something tastemaker, who, historically, has had a fraught relationship with nostalgia and closure.