Scientists are one step closer to pinpointing fragments of Leonardo da Vinci’s elusive DNA. A team of researchers from the ...

Forensics experts gather DNA to understand who was present at a crime scene. But what if the crime occurred in the middle of ...

New study shows that cancer damages its own DNA by pushing key genes to work too hard. Researchers found that the most ...

A large genetic study shows that many people carry DNA sequences that slowly expand as they get older. Common genetic ...

Researchers were able to sequence the full genome from the 14,000-year-old chunk of preserved woolly rhinoceros meat.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da ...

New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the Mediterranean or sub-Saharan Africa. Advances in DNA sequencing are helping researchers resolve a ...

Scientists have uncovered genetic evidence that they say may be linked to the Renaissance master, but some experts are more skeptical ...

Before the DNA revolution of the early 2000s, genealogy was a study dependent on records. Tracing a line of heritage could hit a dead end if documentation had gone missing or been destroyed. But as ...

The truth is that, while DNA testing is often touted as being 99.9% accurate, that tiny remaining fraction is where thousands ...