Scientists at the Leonardo DNA Project say they are getting closer to reconstructing the 500-year-old DNA of Leonardo da Vinci – the famous Italian polymath of the Renaissance. According to a recent ...

Former 8th Ward Ald. Devon Reid calls himself “a proud Evanstonian, a proud Illinoisan and a proud American.” However, he said his family’s origins have been a lingering question. Now, by ...

Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts ...

An Anne Arundel County teenager took to the battlefield in South Carolina on Aug. 16, 1780, to fight for a country that ...

Unidentified human remains found in 1989 were identified as Ernest Emerson Carter, born in 1923, the Ohio Attorney General's ...

Genome editing is increasingly recognised as a leading frontier in biomedical research and an essential driver of healthcare ...

The remains of a central Ohio man found dead in Franklin County over 35 years has been identified thanks to forensic genealogy. According to the Ohio Attorney General’s ...

Researchers, including those at the University of Tokyo, have made a surprising discovery hiding in people's mouths: Inocles, giant DNA elements that had previously escaped detection. These appear to ...

Recent studies led by an international consortium of researchers, including scientists from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife ...

Nearly 5,000 people sampled their pets’ DNA to help scientists understand complex traits in the animals, providing insights into cat, dog, and human health. “I didn't know anything about dogs. I'm not ...