Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of what race a group of cone-shaped skulls belong to as wild theories claim they ...

Mystery DNA and forensic delays are complicating the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance in Arizona.

Claims that the CIA secretly accessed consumer DNA databases have resurfaced following allegations linking genetic testing ...

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a safer and more precise way to study how genes function in living tissues by refining a recently developed CRISPR-based genetic technique in fruit ...

Two recently published studies confirmed the identities of four sailors who were on the Franklin Expedition in 1845.

However, groundbreaking ancient DNA analysis has revealed that these complex social structures were actually widespread in Central Europe more than 5,000 years ago. An international team of ...

Experts compared DNA from 49 skeletons buried in a cemetery in St. Mary's City to genetic data shared by 11.5 million 23andMe users. They also identified a skeleton that be the remains of the colony's ...

A leading genetic genealogist is predicting it could take months for testing results on a hair sample sent from a private lab in Florida to the FBI in the stalled search for answers surrounding the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study led by researchers from the University of Oregon dug into limitations of a forensic tool used at crime scenes — discovering one way that people may be incorrectly ...