Summer McKesson’s quest for answers to her medical condition would unearth a family secret – and a doctor’s decades-old deception that has ensnared multiple families across the country.

In 1972, the body of a young boy was found in a Virginia creek — and for over five decades, his identity remained a haunting ...

The Internet has Google. Now biology has MetaGraph. Detailed today in Nature, the search engine can quickly sift through the staggering volumes of biological data housed in public repositories. “It’s ...

The Internet has Google. Now biology has MetaGraph. Detailed today in Nature 1, the search engine can quickly sift through the staggering volumes of biological data housed in public repositories.

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ten times longer than relatives of a similar size. But what is the secret ...

Despite broad efforts in recent years to identify children with autism early, many continue to go undiagnosed for years. New research suggests that genetics may explain why. Kids who receive an autism ...

A Reddit user’s slideshow of their rescue dog has captured hearts online, after DNA test results uncovered a shocking twist in the pup’s lineage—one that turned a presumed golden retriever mix into ...

They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, but sometimes, it rolls clear across the orchard. While many celebrity ...

Three children and a man from Jefferson City were injured in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 54 on Wednesday morning, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash ...

Former Ohio State and Penn State wide receiver Julian Fleming has been charged with vehicular homicide while under the influence and multiple other charges after an ATV crash that killed his ...