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Genetics

The teeth may look small, but together they form a strong beak.

Pufferfish and Human Teeth Come From the Same Genetic Code

The beaked ocean-dwellers might someday help us restore lost teeth.

Kelsey Kennedy May 17, 2017

Immigrants walking across the pier at Ellis Island, early 20th century.

In China, Searching to Fill Mysterious Gaps in the Family Tree

China’s revolution made it difficult for Chinese abroad to stay in contact with their families. Now many in the diaspora are searching for their roots.

Veronique Greenwood December 15, 2016

A kākāpō chows down on some berries.

We're Sequencing Every Member of the Weirdest Bird Species on Earth

Meet the kākāpō—a nocturnal, flightless parrot who we are about to understand on an unprecedented level.

Cara Giaimo September 28, 2016

Found: A Rare ‘Werewolf’ Kitten Born Without a Breeder

A Lykoi kitten, with a naturally occurring mutation, was found in South Africa.

Sarah Laskow May 23, 2016

Scientists Just Found Cells They Thought Could Never Exist

We may have to rewrite the textbooks.

Erik Shilling May 12, 2016

Half of All Western European Men Are Descendants of a Bronze Age King

It started around 4,000 years ago, a new study says.

Erik Shilling April 26, 2016

Chinese Scientists Have Edited the Genes of Human Embryos—Again

The future is fast approaching.

Erik Shilling April 11, 2016

The Quest to Map and Archive Human Blood

World War II, in particular, allowed for large-scale, centralized blood collection.

Jenny Bangham April 7, 2016

Found: Oldest Neanderthal DNA Ever

Scientists solved a case of missing identity: who were these 430,000-year-old hominins?

Sarah Laskow March 16, 2016

Riverside, California

The Parent Washington Navel Tree

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Center for PostNatural History

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

Clayhole, Kentucky

Troublesome Creek

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.