From the time we are conceived and through old age, genetic mutations accumulate in all our tissues, eluding the body's ...

The lead prosecutor tasked with finding justice for four University of Idaho students killed in a grisly quadruple stabbing ...

NIH’s SMaHT Network will chart trillions of somatic mutations to reveal how our DNA changes over a lifetime. In a nutshell Scientists are creating the most comprehensive map ever of genetic changes ...

Detectives struck investigative gold in late 2022 when a used Q-tip linked Bryan Kohberger to the heinous murders of four ...

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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have reconciled two closely related but contentious mechanisms underlying ...

Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set ...

Celina Zhao is a Summer 2025 science writing intern at Science News. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in science writing from MIT. Previously, she interned at Science and NOVA.

While the admission of guilt has brought closure to some family members, it leaves many questions unanswered: the motive for ...