Scientists say they have decoded the genome of Earth's largest predatory fish, detecting numerous genetic traits that help explain its remarkable evolutionary success.
Scientists say they succeeded for the first time in wiping out an entire population of malaria-carrying mosquitos in the lab using a gene editing tool to programme their extinction.
Synesthesia is a rare and non-pathological condition wherein the stimulation of a certain sense provokes a secondary perception in another. In short, it makes a person hear sounds upon seeing images, see colors upon hearing music or experience taste when certain words and phrases are spoken.
Scientists announce to have grown human egg cells to full maturity in the lab in a potential breakthrough for fertility treatment.
Chinese scientists clone monkeys using the same technique that produced Dolly the sheep two decades ago, breaking a technical barrier that could open the door to copying humans.
Some 99 million years ago, a juvenile dinosaur got its feathery tail stuck in tree resin, a death trap for the small creature. But its misfortune is now giving scientists unique insight into feathered dinosaurs that prospered during the Cretaceous Period.
Scientists have unlocked a 51.7-million-year old genetic secret to a landmark theory proposed by English naturalist Charles Darwin more than 150 years ago.
A pair of scientific papers identifies the same single gene as the source of red colouring in birds.
It's no secret that good genes can explain why some people age well. But researchers says Thursday they have identified a specific gene variant that can make people look about two years older than their actual age.
The human immune system like fat and blood sugar levels may have been due to genetic mutations from Denisovans, our little known extinct human relatives
Scientists reveal a common ancestor of all chimpanzees and bonobos from their DNA analysis.
The biggest primate that ever walked the Earth may have died out because of its giant size and limited diet, new research suggests.
Scientists say a random genetic accident from millions of years ago might have enabled all of modern multicellular life to evolve, reports Business Insider.
Scientists have discovered an extraordinary and gigantic crocodile that terrorized the seas some 130 million years ago, reports The Huffington Post.
An ancient African genome has been sequenced for the first time from a 4,500-year-old skull that was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia.
Researchers have spotted an elusive sea creature that boasts a vibrant golden shell covered in thick and slimy hair for the first time in 31 years.
Scientists believe to have found a way to turn cancerous cells back into healthy tissue.
For the first time scientists create chicken embryos with broad,Velociraptor-like muzzles in the place of their beaks.
