The last known surviving egg of the extinct dodo could be sent away for DNA testing to confirm its prevalence.
Zecharia Sitchin has said he's willing to stake his life's writing on the outcome of DNA tests on Sumerian remains.
The tiny molecular robot is built from DNA and is a mere four billionths of a metre in diameter.
A pioneering new fertility technique involving DNA being swapped between eggs could elimintate several conditions.
A recent DNA test performed on the Starchild skull has allegedly revealed that the father wasn't human.
A finger bone found in Siberia has revealed the DNA of a completely new type of human from 40,000 years ago.
For the first time scientists have succeeded in extracting DNA from the eggshells of extinct birds.
A series of DNA tests and scans have revealed that King Tut died of malaria and complications from a broken leg.
Scientists have developed a new method with which they can identify the DNA pieces in humans that have been favored by evolution.
In a world first scientists have succeeded in cloning an extinct species of animal by combining DNA from skin samples of...
The oldest intact DNA ever found has been discovered inside salt deposits and belongs to a type of salt-loving bacteria ...
Scientists studying the amazingly well preserved 40,000 year-old remains of a baby mammoth known as Lyuba that was found...
New research has shown that we are all in fact mutants with at least 100 new mutations in the DNA of each of us, a find ...
A news story from China this week has claimed that strands of hair retrieved from the borders of Nepal that locals belie...
Researchers believe they are on the verge of solving one of aviation's greatest mysteries - the disappearance of Amelia ...
A 1.2 metre long carcass discovered along the shore of Okanagan Lake could be that of an unknown creature it has been cl...
While the idea of bringing extinct species back to life has so far been the subject only of science fiction, thanks to a...
Researchers have discovered a new way in which DNA repairs itself, a process integral to the prevention of cancer. Previ...
Patterns found in the formation of amino acids in meteorites and hydrothermal vents indicate that the building blocks of...
Scientists at Murdoch University have proposed a new hypothesis in which they argue than junk DNA is essential for evolu...