A shocking discovery has been made in the U.S.—scientists have found ancient DNA in a living animal, challenging everything ...

Researchers and citizen scientists took samples of environmental DNA from saliva on backyard hummingbird feeders and agave ...

Scientists at UC Santa Cruz have completed the first end-to-end genome of the iconic Pacific banana slug, a species ...

About 19,000 years ago, a woman from a group of hunter-gatherers died and was buried in a cave in northern Spain. In 1996, ...

Chromosomal inversions are an important class of genetic variation that link multiple alleles together into a single inherited block that can have important effects on fitness. To study the role of ...

This process uncovered the DNA of two animals: orcas, also known as killer whales, and broadnose sevengill sharks. Orca DNA ...

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This process uncovered the DNA of two animals: orcas ... which is “characteristic of liver extraction” — a technique orcas have been observed deploying. The other three wounds were linked ...

They can live up to 100 years of age. This Arctic whale’s DNA allows it to repair cellular damage, contributing to its incredible lifespan that can go up to 200 years. Though not typical, some ...

Giant Panda: Once classified as endangered, conservation efforts have led to an increase in giant panda populations, allowing them to be reclassified as vulnerable. This information is not DNA's ...