Many large mammals have lost genetic diversity, often thanks to the actions of people shrinking their populations. The ...

The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified by ...

James Fitzjames was one of the captains of British explorer Sir John Franklin's two ships that went missing in 1845.

Despite its proximity to other groups of Neanderthals and the era’s modern humans, the lineage of the specimen, dubbed ...

Human remains resting in a remote Arctic cairn, visible emblems of one of the North's most enduring mysteries, finally have a ...

A mother faked a DNA test in an attempt to stop the father of her newborn daughter from seeing the baby, a court has heard.

AGAWAM — The Woo family, with roots in China, Los Angeles and here in the Pioneer Valley, had long sought a medal honoring a ...

A “SPITEFUL” mum faked a DNA test and lied on a birth certificate to block her baby’s biological dad from seeing her, a court ...

A new DNA analysis has revealed the surprising origins of Native Americans and the multiple migrations between the Americas, ...

Way back on February 21, 1951, a family in in Oakland, California was devastated when one their children, a 6-year-old boy, ...

Marcellus Williams, 55, is set to die Sept. 24 after being convicted of killing former newspaper reporter Lisha Gayle in her ...