Before species go extinct, their populations often shrink and become isolated. Healthy populations tend to have a large gene ...

Study reveals how human history—from Indigenous stewardship to colonization—shaped the genetic diversity of Brazil Nut trees ...

A group of Rutgers scientists, led by ecologist Julie Lockwood, met an international challenge and has been recognized for ...

Research conducted by an international team and led by biologists at the University of Kentucky has found that the ability to ...

Research conducted by an international team and led by biologists at the University of Kentucky has found that the ability to ...

In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that the genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but that ...

Quambatook, or “Quamby” as some locals call it, is a proud wheat and sheep farming area, nearly 300 kilometres north-west of ...

A man convicted of murdering two women in 1986 interrupted his own sentencing hearing on Tuesday by singing in front of his victims’ families.

Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are ...

The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across Europe ...