Researchers can now track the expansion of a resistance mechanism that allows the malaria vector Anopholes funestus to detoxify a key insecticide used on bed nets.

Genetic material from old artifacts can link people to their ancestral communities and potentially help descendants find their roots.

At an archaeological site in Peru, researchers have found the remains of hundreds of children and llamas sacrificed in the 15th century.

These Type D killer whales have blunter heads and a different color pattern than other orcas. A new species designation hinges on the results of genetic testing.

A study underscores the importance of Dna2 in maintaining the integrity of the genetic code.

A study on yeast illuminates how insertions may occur.

All life on Earth uses a genetic code based on four nucleotides. Now, scientists have created one with eight.

Genetic material left behind on flowers can reveal which insects have visited.

Denisovans and Neanderthals likely overlapped at this Stone Age hot spot for thousands of years, and modern Homo sapiens may have dwelled there, too.