When scientists want to trace how a species has changed over time—and predict its prospects for survival—they turn to DNA.

Are humans evolving more through culture than DNA? A new study explores how medicine, technology, and institutions may guide ...

Scientists have turned an old idea on its head. A new paper reports that stretches of so-called “junk DNA” can help injured ...

Oregon authorities say DNA has helped identify a woman's remains after 49 years. Oregon State Police announced this week that ...

The fish that limbed vertebrates evolved from don't have obvious digit equivalents, and the most common types of fish just ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

How did digits evolve? While it is clear that they derive from genetic programs already present in fish, their precise origin ...