Scientists have identified sequences in great apes' DNA capable of forming unconventional structures called non-B DNA. These ...

T. rex evolved in North America from Asian ancestors. Climate shifts and extinction events helped tyrannosaurids and ...

The larger sloths didn’t do much tree climbing, at risk of falling to their deaths. Instead, they survived by being ...

Genetic research on the rare saola shows two populations with valuable diversity. Combining them in a breeding program could ...

Over thousands of years, humans from Eurasia trekked more than 12,400 miles to eventually reach the southernmost tip of South ...

A survey of the larvae of Japanese wasps revealed that not only is their diet more diverse than previously thought, it also ...

Scientists have analyzed ancient DNA and compared more than 400 fossils from 17 natural history museums to figure out how and why extinct sloths got so big.

A new study proves that a type of genetic element called 'introners' are the mechanism by which many introns spread within and between species, also providing evidence of eight instances in which ...

Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a large scale — making it possible to one day track the health ...