Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...

Scientists discover a byproduct of sucralose that can damage DNA, raising new questions about the safety of artificial ...

Remains discovered earlier this year in a remote area of northwestern Washington are those of Mary Johnson, an Indigenous ...

When the rodent cGAS enzyme was inserted into human and mouse cells in the laboratory, the researchers observed that it significantly enhanced the cells' ability to repair DNA and in turn reduced the ...

Scientists dug into paleofeces for a new study, learning some very intimate details about how long-ago people lived.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- DNA testing strongly indicates the human remains found behind a vacant school Saturday are those of missing Philadelphia woman Kada Scott, sources tell Action News. The sources ...

A startling discovery has reignited one of science’s oldest questions: where did life truly begin? Researchers analyzing a ...

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.

SEDONA, AZ (AZFamily) — Authorities are investigating after human remains were recovered in northern Arizona on Saturday ...

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.

Why does the New York City skyline look the way it does? In part, because of what happened there 500 million years ago, says geologist Anjana Khatwa, author of the new book Whispers of Rocks. In it, ...

Taking steps to look more youthful as you age can be considered an act of self-care. One expert sheds light on this topic, along with additional insights to thrive as we age.