For the first time in the world, BSIP and ZSI are attempting to sequence the whole nuclear genome of this extinct Indian big ...

The discovery of a new magic mushroom species in Africa is forcing mycologists to take another look at the famous psychedelic fungi’s evolutionary history. According to a study published today in the ...

Smithsonian researcher Sarah Johnson studies bison specimens to understand how the species’s genetic diversity changed after its decline ...

For many facing a cancer diagnosis, the "why" can be the most elusive piece of the puzzle. When Lauren Yerkes was diagnosed ...

New research has revealed that the old Irish goat shares a 3,000-year genetic link with goats living in Ireland during the ...

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

The first installment of a gripping new trilogy blends high-concept science fiction with global conspiracy and ancient ...

Balto’s genetic makeup shows a greater ability to process starches when compared to wolves and Greenland sled dogs.

Researchers used molecular signatures in mobile DNA to trace the evolutionary origins of the cultivated strawberry genome.

Once-threatened koala populations in parts of Australia are showing surprising signs of genomic recovery, according to a ...

Humans were moving between Siberia and northern China far earlier than thought, according to a new study that offers a ...

A study of ancient human DNA from a wetland region in Belgium, western Germany, and the Netherlands yielded surprising information about early British history.