Researchers believe that's partly down to the spider's 'dark DNA' - a mysterious part of the animal's genetic code, and they ...

For decades, scientists thought the noncoding parts of DNA were useless leftovers. Today, that view has completely changed.

The lab working on identifying 9/11 victims, more than two decades after the horrific tragedy, have explained why tragically ...

No DNA links a Worcester man to the 2017 rape of a 7-year-old — but her father's DNA was on her underwear. Here's how the ...

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have uncovered answers that provide the detail to explain two specific DNA repair processes that have long been in question. The publication of two papers ...

A father faced further scrutiny on Tuesday about how his DNA ended up on his daughter's underwear, as his best friend stands ...

As families gear up for the latest entry in the Jurassic franchise, we spoke to the guy behind the de-extinction of the Dire Wolf to get his thoughts on the science in the new film. Jurassic World ...

New research shows rapamycin’s powers go beyond slowing cell growth. It appears to shield DNA itself from damage. Since DNA ...

Investigators combed through centuries of records covering 25,000 people to identify the fourth and final victim of a notorious homicide case.

The state of Alabama has a complicated relationship with science, and its criminal courts are no exception. Often, state prosecutors defend debunked junk science, like bite marks, to keep people in ...

More than four billion years ago, Earth was a very different place. Pools of water froze and thawed in cycles, minerals shaped reactions, and molecules bumped into each other by chance.