Algae don't get the credit or attention they deserve. They are responsible for much of the oxygen we breathe, play pivotal ...

A first-ever analysis of the whole Greenland shark genome gives researchers a couple of clues to their longevity.

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Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

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This chromosome has likely been around for 480 million years, since before octopuses split apart from the nautilus on the evolutionary tree. That makes it one of the oldest known animal sex ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

A new study reveals how AI-driven deep learning models can decode the genetic regulatory switches that define brain cell ...

A new species of manzanita—a native California shrub famous for its twisted branches and wildfire resilience—has been ...

Well-designed marine parks can conserve marine life and their habitats, allow fish populations to recover, educate the public ...