A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

Researchers have discovered that Alzheimer’s disease may be reversible in animal models through a treatment that restores the ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

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Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain the answer to ...

The Ocean Genome Legacy Center and other biorepositories like it are increasingly crucial to climate change research as ...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.

Scientists used decades old air filters to read DNA in dust, revealing a long decline in biodiversity across northern Sweden.

If Santa and his sleigh traveled at 10% the speed of light, Rudolph’s nose would be blueshifted to look orange as he ...

A new study finds that at least one Archaea has surprisingly flexibility when interpreting genetic code, which goes against a ...

Let's get into explaining the ending of Pluribus Season 1, including insights from series creator Vince Gilligan.