Found in volcanic soil in Albay, the newly classified organism belongs to a bacterial group responsible for producing many of ...

Brain tumors have long forced pathologists into a difficult balancing act. Under the microscope, many look alike at first glance.

Does the CIA have its own “Men in Black”? Apparently, the government isn’t disclosing everything it knows about UFOs. A whistleblower has accused the CIA of attempting to use sites like 23andMe and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The CIA has been accused of attempting to use DNA submitted to 23andMe and Ancestry.com to aid in their hunt for aliens on Earth.

Scientists in Australia are using cutting-edge DNA techniques to help save one of the world’s rarest marsupials — the critically endangered Gilbert’s potoroo, with fewer than 150 left in the wild. By ...

There are photosynthetic bacteria known as cyanobacteria, and these microbes helped generate the oxygen that paved the way for complex life to survive on Earth. Researchers have now found that these ...

BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Investigators in Brockton say DNA evidence helped solve two decades-old cases, a murder in 1991 and a rape in 1993. Cherie Bishop was 28 when she was strangled 35 years ago.

Greece bets on space technology to contain wildfires in a global first Europe’s extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say What to know about earthquake early warning ...

Moose, caribou, deer … they’ve roamed the forests for thousands of years, shaping ecosystems as much as human cultures have. But how can we confirm the presence of these animals without observing, ...

No "sticky ends"? No problem. A new study by NYU chemists finds that DNA tiles can assemble into 3D structures without the sticky cohesion of hydrogen bonding. This finding, published in Nature ...

Only a few years ago, Tuesday’s announcement that a glove believed to be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona, had no match in a DNA database would have been a dead end.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Investigators looking to track down Nancy Guthrie’s suspected kidnappers are turning to a relatively new technology that has been attributed to solving some of the most prolific ...