GUWAHATI: A specialised team has initiated the genetic analysis of samples collected from 2,573 rhino horns, most of which ...

Huércal de Almería has launched an ambitious canine DNA registration campaign, with over 500 dog owners already enrolling ...

Several forensic experts were used in trying to identify her. In August 2002, bones recovered during the search of Pickton's ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code - a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions.

An international research team has deciphered a mechanism of the evolutionary arms race in human cells. The findings provide ...

Newly unsealed warrants in the deaths of Jessica Lyman and her 8-year-old son reveal disturbing clues found inside their home ...

Researchers sequenced the knotty sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing a missing gene that many other animals ...

In the frozen reaches of Greenland, a humble dog sits beneath a sky smeared with pale sun. Its breath makes tiny clouds in the cold air. Its paws, broad and calloused, press into the snow. This is the ...

Turtles have very low cancer rates, even in large, long-lived species. Their bodies show strong natural cancer defenses.

Sled dogs have been performing a vital role for people living in the Arctic for 9,500 years. In fact, the ubiquity of these dogs across the polar region is a testament to their significance. While ...

Scientists found a “thick”-lipped creature in a “swiftly flowing” river of Switzerland and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Calegari, Freyhof, Waldock, Wegscheider, Josi, Rüber and ...