Genetics

Remains hidden with this Swedish “founding father” likely belonged to his grandson, but questions linger.

An Australian project to help threatened marsupials avoid predatory cats is one of a host of 'assisted evolution' efforts.

The distant cousin of the dingo had been hiding out in the island’s highlands.

Turns out this big, striped lemur-eater didn't come from mainland Africa.

This ancient hadrosaur has some microscopic secrets.

The images, by artist and professor Dornith Doherty, are ethereal and oddly comforting.

Genetic research suggests a more local solution to meet demand.

A "plant studbook" might help botanic gardens bring rare breeds back from the brink.

The genetics of a Stone Age family with a metal name.

Their work affirmed the insect's taxonomy too. Because you can’t spell “named” without D-N-A.

Sorry, everyone: Researchers found that a hybrid species is even more “vigorous” than its parents.

It involves tiny straws and a whole lot of liquid nitrogen.

New research reveals that the hundreds of anonymous dead spanned both continents and centuries.

Chicks born by artificial insemination offer new hope for the endangered kākāpō.

An innovative research center dedicated to blood, biting, and beating back malaria.

Bovine researchers believe the world needs the only cow adapted to the largest tropical wetlands.

New research examines the connections between people buried at mysterious megaliths.