For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

Farming animals for fur is not only cruel but also provides an ideal environment for viruses to mix and cross over into ...

The DNA of Chernobyl cleanup workers showed mutations caused by radiation that were also evident in the genes of their ...

For nearly four billion years, life on Earth evolved blindly. Natural selection tinkered, mutations accumulated, and ...

Geneticists have uncovered a faint but persistent signal in modern DNA that points to a vanished branch of humanity, a “ghost ...

AS the Philippines continues to battle biodiversity loss, Google has announced a major step forward in using AI to preserve endangered species. Through a ...

For nearly four billion years, life on Earth evolved blindly. Natural selection tinkered, mutations accumulated, and organisms changed without foresight or desi ...

Google has announced plans to deploy AI tools to prevent the extinction of endangered species of animals by preserving their ...

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid for genetic testing in an apparent bid to harness his own genetic material for ...

Oxygen is a vital and constant presence on Earth today. But that hasn't always been the case. It wasn't until around 2.3 ...

Oxygen is everywhere on Earth today. But that hasn’t always been the case. Scientists think oxygen only became a lasting part ...

Genetic data strengthens the case that humans first settled Sahul around 60,000 years ago, using multiple seafaring routes.