Centuries-old genetic material can solve historical mysteries, from lost species to what killed Napoleon’s army.

The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists' ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible ...

New 'cassette tape' made of DNA has the capacity to store 36 petabytes of data, which could change the future of digital ...

A new portable DNA test can identify dozens of shark and ray species in only two hours, giving frontline officers a powerful ...

Sediment DNA also traces life outside the cave. Predators dragged prey into sheltered chambers, humans left waste behind. By ...

Kone K. Marcel, a microbiologist at the National Institute of Public Health of Mali, said the training has given him a "great opportunity" to learn Chinese DNA sequencing technology capable of ...

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

If you’ve ever lived with a cat, you know they’re often an enigma. That said, scientists may have solved an enduring mystery ...