Genetic records from more than 20,000 children in the United States, collected to understand how young brains grow and how ...

A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.

A large genetic study shows that many people carry DNA sequences that slowly expand as they get older. Common genetic variants can dramatically alter how fast this expansion happens, sometimes ...

Before the DNA revolution of the early 2000s, genealogy was a study dependent on records. Tracing a line of heritage could hit a dead end if documentation had gone missing or been destroyed. But as ...

Forensics experts gather DNA to understand who was present at a crime scene. But what if the crime occurred in the middle of ...

New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the Mediterranean or ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da ...