Human remains found in the woods of La Vergne, Tenn., in 2007 have been identified as Mary Alice Maloney. The DNA Doe Project ...

A nonprofit that uses investigative genetic genealogy to ID unknown victims in cold cases has made a discovery in a case out ...

A new study from two Museums of Natural History uncovered that two-thirds of dog breeds have detectable wolf DNA, from chihuahuas to Arctic sled dogs.

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their ...

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

The body of a woman discovered in remote woods in November 2007 has finally been identified as Mary Alice Maloney, a ...

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

Researchers have discovered new regions of the human genome particularly vulnerable to mutations. These altered stretches of DNA can be passed down to future generations and are linked to genes ...

Now, a new DNA analysis of a sprawling set of ancient feline remains reveal that the precursors to modern housecats ...

Partial skeletal remains discovered more than 40 years ago in Southern California have now been identified through DNA ...

New evidence has been discovered that Norse people may have lived in Iceland almost 70 years after the widely accepted date.

Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware -- they probably have some wolf in them.