Scientists have discovered a genetic link between modern grapes and varieties cultivated in Biblical times. The extraordinary discovery came as experts from Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa…
Scientists studying DNA from a 23,000-year-old caveman found in Spain have been astonished to discover he is related to humans found 1,200 miles away. The genetic material was extracted from…
A four-year-old boy suffering from a rare genetic disease was made happy again by generous strangers who bought him an exact replica of his lost favourite teddy bear. Marcos, a…
A beautiful white kitten that grew up to be a big cat has been identified as the world's first-ever wild albino ocelot. The albino feline that was found as a…
An endangered zebra shark has had a virgin birth in which the female fertilised the eggs with her own genetic material. The extremely rare occurrence, which is referred to as…
City officials have felled more than 100 trees so that a colony of lizards can get enough sun, it has emerged. The lizards - common wall lizards, or Podarcis muralis…
A researcher in Germany is hoping to cure millions of people affected by hearing loss with a new gene therapy. Over 430 million people around the world suffer from genetic…
In a series of cute videos, two newborn jaguar cubs frolic and play after nuzzling up to each other while suckling from their mother. Proud jaguar mum Mbarete can be…
A study led by UK and German scientists has revealed that Anglo-Saxons were only 24 per cent English. Early-medieval mass migrations influenced the formation of British society by increasing its…
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…