Have you ever wondered about your genetic ancestry or familial health risks? Or perhaps needed legal proof of biological ...

Caldwell 99 is a dark nebula — a thick cloud of space dust so dense that it blocks all visible light from the stars and objects lying behind it. The star V830 Orionis illuminates the surrounding cloud ...

This image reveals the birth of young stars within the Carina Nebula. Captured with Webb's NIRCam instrument, this image highlights the nebula in all its breathtaking detail.

Damage to the genetic material of mitochondria—the mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA for short—can lead to diseases such as ...

Most kids have a natural curiosity about sharks—especially their sharp and abundant teeth. Our team had the idea to use the ...

Harvard geneticist Dr. George Church is leading efforts to revive extinct species like the dire wolf. Learn more about him ...

Now, with the help of ancient DNA from mummified remains, geneticists are figuring out who once lived there. The Takarkori rock shelter — situated in southwestern Libya’s Tadrart Acacus ...

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a period when the largest desert in the world temporarily turned into a humid savanna-like environment. By analyzing the DNA of two 7,000-year-old ...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the nucleic acid polymer that forms the genetic code for a cell or virus. Most DNA molecules consist of two polymers (double-stranded) of four nucleotides that each ...