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…
Boffins have identified a new species of giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands. The species of giant tortoise that inhabits San Cristobal Island, which is the easternmost island in the…
This photo of nightmares shows a 'cyclops' pig with a rare genetic mutation that caused it to be born with one large eye in the middle of its forehead and…
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…
This beautiful Russian champion dancer has died at the age of 17 after the coronavirus lockdown meant she was unable to travel for treatment to Germany. Victoria Kurepina died in…
This tiny oncilla cub with a rare genetic condition that makes its fur dark has been found amid the crops in a coffee field. The cute oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) cub…
Parents of a baby who has a rare and potentially fatal genetic disorder have managed to raise 1.9 million EUR from almost a million SMS donations in just over 24…