Genetic ancestry tests claim to trace your roots and connect you with ancient peoples, but experts say the science doesn’t ...

The cave is low and dark, and it is dug into limestone on a little island in the Baltic Sea where the wind blows salt from ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

When related animals produce offspring, the young can be affected by physical abnormalities and health problems. We explain why.

In genetics, scientists must analyze the genomes of millions, if not billions, of people, each carrying millions of variants. It’s an unfathomable amount of data. Which leads us to another central ...

The team’s working hypothesis is that heifers demonstrating moderate forage intake with acceptable growth will ultimately become more forage-efficient cows. Simply put, they define an efficient cow as ...

Historic population bottlenecks left cheetahs genetically similar, increasing disease risk and threatening long-term survival ...

In the 21st century, oncology has achieved extraordinary progress. We can decode a tumor’s genome, tailor therapies to ...

Humans were isolated in southern Africa for about 100,000 years, which caused them to "fall outside the range of genetic variation" seen in modern-day people, a new genetic study reveals. The finding ...

Cleidocranial Dysplasia (CCD) is a rare inherited condition that affects the growth of bones and teeth, affecting each individual differently. According to a report by the Cleveland Clinic, people ...