The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive study of ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years in West Eurasia reveals that natural selection has shaped modern human genomes far more than previously thought.

The Ford station wagon thought to belong to the family was found in the Columbia River in 2024 by a diver who had been looking for it for several years.

Research on ancient DNA is surging, but how can scientists ensure that human remains of irreplaceable significance are preserved? This is the question investigated by an international research team led by the University of Bonn.

Scientists now recognize that spontaneous DNA errors, which we acquire in early development all the way until our last breath, can drive several ailments such as heart disease, autoimmunity, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancer. These errors could even be the missing piece in explaining the universal phenomenon of aging.

Tony Von Carruthers is set to be executed next month for the triple kidnapping and murder, but a new motion filed by the ACLU says crucial DNA evidence from the crime scene does not match with Carruthers and its retesting could prove his innocence.

Research of the human genome has revealed an odd hidden code in our DNA. Ancient Astronaut Theorists believe this could be evidence of alien manipulation, in this scene from Season 13, "The Artificial Human.

One minute you're sitting around the dinner table—a normal-as-can-be, fairly happy family. The next, all hell breaks loose. Somebody decided to get a DNA test done, and nobody was quite prepared for the results.

FBI officials have not turned over DNA data despite repeated attempts ahead of the murder trial of Tyler Robinson, attorneys said.