The body of an 18-year-old Mexican woman whose image went viral after she was snapped standing by the road shortly before she disappeared two weeks ago has been found in…
Scientists have solved a 1,400-year-old mystery concerning the genetic background of the Avar civilisation by evaluating DNA samples of over 60 individuals discovered in elite graves. Researchers who analysed the…
Scientists claim that meat from endangered sharks is being used in dog food and cat food and that consumers are being misled by incorrectly labelled products that list their meat…
A piece of DNA that many humans have inherited from the Neanderthals makes it more likely to get a serious bout of COVID-19 but 27 percent less likely to get…
An Israeli council has approved the use of DNA testing on dog poo to track down and punish pet owners who fail to clean up behind their four-legged friends. All…
These two 1000-year-old Viking skeletons were found 100s of miles apart only to be reunited in Denmark after DNA analysis showed that the pair were actually related. The two Vikings…
A new study has shown that a Neanderthal genetic variant found in half of the people outside the African continent can decrease the risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms. It follows…
The trial of a man suspected of stabbing a woman in the neck in front of her two-year-old son after attempting to rape her is set to start more than…
The teenage mum who discovered she had been given the wrong baby girl at a local hospital after carrying out a DNA test has been reunited with her daughter. The…