Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people ... they manipulated them — enhancing and altering ...

A fourth body of a child, about age 4, was found nearby, presumed to have died while trying to escape to the garden. This new ...

Bits of human bone recovered from Pompeii, Italy, have yielded DNA from people who died during the eruption ... “But we ...

In mere minutes, the giant cloud of ash and gases killed an estimated 2,000 people, many of whom were unearthed more than a ...

Researchers have studied the DNA preserved in the skeletal remains of Pompeii volcanic eruption victims. In 79 CE, the ...

Testing your DNA is easier than ever with an abundance of at-home DNA tests on the market. All you need to do is provide a simple DNA sample to learn more about your heritage and family history.

Scientists in Japan are mining DNA to try to make the country’s famous Koshihikari rice resistant to heat, after a broiling summer ravaged the crop. Koshihikari rice has for generations been the ...

Gardaí are hoping that an international missing persons database will help them obtain a DNA match and identify a man whose identity has remained unknown since his body was recovered from the ...

An Israeli security official told AFP on Thursday that the military was conducting a DNA test on a militant's body to confirm whether it was Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. "The Israeli military is ...

POLICE are still awaiting DNA test results to identify burned remains found in a car near the Grand Bahama Highway in early September. Assistant Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles said that ...

In 79 CE, the active volcanic system in southern Italy known as Somma-Vesuvius erupted, burying the small Roman town of ...