Genealogical and genetic ancestors aren’t the same thing. A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell you what you imagine ...

More than 32 years ago, a grisly discovery was made in a rural area about 2-1/2 miles south of Interstate 65 in North Baldwin ...

DNA testing of old rape kits helped crack Bay Area cold cases, AG says. Agencies must audit untested kits by July 1, 2026.

Scientists have found a link between super-agers' longevity and DNA analyzed from Ice Age hunter-gatherer populations in ...

Scientists have just discovered an entirely new way that DNA can be synthesized. The business of constructing DNA ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department detectives say they have solved a sexual-assault case dating back to the early 1990s, ...

Decades later, authorities have identified the man involved in two heinous crimes in Brockton, a 1991 murder and a 1993 rape, ...

Cyanobacteria—ancient microbes that oxygenated Earth and made complex life possible—are still revealing surprises billions of ...

At the bottom of some mezcal bottles sits one of the most recognizable curiosities in the world of spirits: a pale, curled "worm" preserved in ...

A massive study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years in West Eurasia reveals that natural ...

After more than 40 years and three wrongful convictions, authorities says they have the man responsible for the 1984 Long ...

FBI tests on 'rootless hair' DNA from 84‑year‑old Nancy Guthrie's Tucson home mark a pivotal turn in the case, as a top ...