Newly sequenced Native genomes showcase a wealth of surprises, from previously unknown populations to unique high-altitude adaptations.

Scientists already knew that the pair of shallow coastal ocean dwellers keep very different schedules of downtime: The ...

Giant DNA viruses that infect eukaryotic cells are thought to have played a role in the evolution of life, according to the ...

Long before modern medicine named and cataloged human herpesviruses, at least one of them was already quietly embedding ...

Jawbones and other remains, similar to specimens found in Europe, were dated to 773,000 years and help close a gap in ...

In the research, published Wednesday (Jan. 7) in the journal Nature, a team of Moroccan and French researchers detailed their ...

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

Greenland sharks possess a DNA repair mechanism that maintains vision over centuries, preventing retinal degeneration despite ...

DNA analysis shows strong ties to Early Bronze Age Sicily, with little influence from the eastern Mediterranean. There’s also ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

A team of anthropologists recently examined a collection of fossil hominin jawbones, teeth, and vertebrae that belong to ...