At first, James Watson terrified me. It was 1991 and my first day as the new science writer at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are ...

By studying Neanderthal DNA, researchers shed light on key genetic factors that contribute to the unique structure of human faces.

Turi King and Alex J Kay have married genetics with history to study a sample of DNA from Adolf Hitler – and, as they reveal, ...

Hitler’s DNA is examined in a new Channel 4 documentary that says he had a disease that often results in low testosterone & undescended testicles.

To better understand how the MutSβ complex can make the DNA zipper worse, the authors used a technique called cryo-electron ...

The scientist leaves behind a complicated legacy after making a slew of offensive remarks during the later part of his life.

The Delhi blast probe reveals a major terror plot targeting four cities. Eight suspects had formed four groups and gathered ...

Scientists found that the same stem cells that color hair can either turn gray safely or become cancerous, depending on the ...

Scientists have discovered strange microscopic structures in the blood of people with Long COVID—clusters of tiny microclots ...

Scientists have recovered ancient molecules of RNA from a juvenile mammoth named Yuka, who died 40,000 years ago in what is ...

In patients with long COVID, a new study has revealed a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil ...