An unidentified DNA sample found on one of Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s boots has returned to the heart of the case almost 30 ...

This new group, which is led by Harvard professor Avi Loeb, aims to advise the Trump administration and the U.S. intelligence ...

In cancer research, one person's junk is increasingly becoming another person's treasure. Scientists have uncovered new evidence showing how recently evolved "junk DNA" genetic elements can become ...

The “Wow!” signal is one of our best pieces of evidence for aliens, but researchers are building a compelling case for a more ...

DNA preservation on cave walls is highly variable, but scientists say their work is an important step on the path toward ...

Researchers have demonstrated a nondestructive way to collect cellular material from historical parchment manuscripts, allowing them to conduct genetic analyses that offer new insights into everything ...

Cave art from Lascaux Cave, in the Dordogne region of France. It contains over 600 stunning parietal wall paintings and 1,500 engravings created by Upper Paleolithic humans roughly 17,000 years ago.

Genetic analysis of Neanderthals in north-western Europe reveals that this population was surprisingly genetically diverse, ...

The discovery of all five nucleobases on Ryugu strengthens the idea that life’s molecular ingredients formed in space before ...

SETI scientists searched the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS for radio signals that could indicate extraterrestrial technology ...

Hunter-gatherer communities, especially young children, were hit hard by an early strain of plague 5,500 years ago.

Joseph Louis Serrao Jr.'s last known contact with family members was in 1998 Getty A researcher found skeletal remains inside a sleeping bag in Washington state's Olympic National Park in 2000 At the ...