An international team discovered that ancient viral DNA fragments help regulate genes essential for placental function. The ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, ...

Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a wooly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in ...

Scientists at Georgia State University have used CRISPR gene editing to restore an ancient enzyme humans lost millions of years ago potentially reversing the buildup of uric acid that causes gout.

Explore how ESCAPADE aims to uncover Mars' secrets and ensure safe astronaut missions with new insights into the planet's ...

After centuries of fascination and speculation, scientists have finally uncovered the secret behind chameleons’ mesmerizing, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers ...

A quest to discover new antibiotics is taking a Cal Poly biochemistry research team back in time millions of years as they study ancient microorganisms.

Chameleons' wandering eyes have fascinated and puzzled scientists since the days of ancient Greece. Now, after millennia of ...

Following a whistle-blower complaint, the US State Department launched an inquiry into a little-known multimedia lab at ...