In a spectacular bit of science, a group of scientists has sequenced the DNA from the femur of a man who died 45,000 years ago. The femur they studied is over 20 times older than this 2000 year old ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

A 14,400-year-old wolf puppy’s last meal is shedding light on the last days of one of the Ice Age’s most iconic megafauna ...

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Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s ...

A genomic atlas of Nematostella vectensis reveals how primitive animals created multiple cell types millions of years ago, ...