DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps ...

Animal life, emerging nearly 600 million years ago, showcases incredible diversity and unique traits. Unlike plants, animals ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers discover that "introners," transposable elements, are responsible for spreading noncoding DNA ...

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) forms part of an international consortium that is preparing the Tree of Sex ...

Life on Earth reached a decisive turning point about 2.6 billion years ago. An international team of researchers has just ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly rich microbial diversity thriving in some of the harshest soils on Earth — those of ...

Giant viruses, like the ones found in Yellowstone's hot springs, have been turning up in many odd corners of the planet.

For most of human history, the overall population is believed to have remained quite low. But since the early 1800s, the ...