Researchers used a new method to investigate past interbreeding with Homo sapiens that doesn't require ancient DNA. The ...

A new study suggests that DNA mutations may limit human life span to 146–194 years, even under favorable conditions. The ...

Modern humans carry DNA from two mysterious extinct lineages in addition to Neanderthals and Denisovans. Their hidden genetic ...

DNA dominates life on Earth, but modern chemistry and evolutionary theory suggest it may be only one possible solution for biology. Scientists have already demonstrated alternative genetic systems in ...

The search for life beyond Earth has always been full of surprises. Strange radio signals have sparked excitement. Odd gases on distant worlds have raised questions. Even ordinary objects have been ...

The DNA in a single cup of water can track wildlife, monitor pollution and survey pathogens in waterways and their surroundings, all at the same time. DNA is contained in each cell of every plant, ...

For the very first time, biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane, piece by piece, and witnessed the bag of molecules start to behave like life. The lab-made synthetic cell ...

Nearly one in four American adults lives with a mental health condition. That’s more than 60 million people — veterans, teenagers, working parents, executives — navigating depression, anxiety, OCD and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study suggests alien life could be going undetected because scientists focus more on avoiding false discoveries than missing ...

On the northwestern shore of Africa, some 150 miles south of the Canary Islands, the coastline slightly bulges in a pimple known as Cape Bojador. For Europeans in the early 15th century, Cape Bojador ...

A research team from the School of Biomedical Sciences at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has achieved a significant advance in biotechnology that could ...