Centuries-old genetic material can solve historical mysteries, from lost species to what killed Napoleon’s army.

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to ...

Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing ...

A recent documentary on Hitler’s DNA and the supposed de-extinction of the dire wolf have both sparked widespread backlash from scientists ...

There’s more to dna than just the double helix we know and love: under some conditions this familiar molecule can take on ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to ...

For decades, biologists treated DNA as a static string of letters, a linear code that cells read like text on a page. A new ...

Science writer David Berreby shares his personal journey with griefbots and discusses how they can offer unexpected comfort, insight and connection in the wake of loss. Kendra Pierre-Louis steps in as ...