There's no escaping the unrelenting passage of time, but supercentenarians who live to see their 110th birthday have a ...

Scientists analyzing the DNA of Maria Branyas, who died at 117, suggest her DNA offers insights into exceptional longevity.

A 2015 report published by a private genomics testing company found that 2% of 345 hot dogs tested contained traces of human ...

A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the controversial explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe. Spanish researchers announced their ...

For decades, biologists assumed a single ‘turtle tick’ crawled across much of Asia. Now detailed DNA and microscope work show ...

Just 10 minutes of exercise each day can halt bowel cancer growth and speed up DNA damage repair, a study has found.

Household cats could potentially hold the key to helping police solve an array of crimes including the possible murder of their owner, according to a new study. The study, titled "Is there human DNA ...

A Jan. 15 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows several images, including one of people kissing and one of sperm approaching an egg cell. "Women Store DNA From Every Man They've Ever Made ...

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Anthropologist Carla Handley is sitting cross-legged in a mud-walled house in a Kenyan village called Merti. She's meeting with a man dressed in a flowing blue robe and a woven cap of red and white.

The study looked at blood samples from 30 overweight adults taken before and immediately after a max-effort cycling workout, which lasted about 10 to 12 minutes. They then exposed human colon cancer ...

The study, which was published in the journal Science Advances, links indoor tanning to a three-times greater risk of ...