Hand-washing works One major point the COVID-19 pandemic helped drive home is how important it is to wash your hands. Washing ...

Over the last 20 years, genetic research has changed dramatically. An explosion of genomic data has reshaped how we ...

African wild dogs are carnivores always thought to hunt in packs. But new DNA analysis has found they also eat small birds ...

The only remaining autonomous 'jumping gene' can only attach to, and stitch a copy of itself into, DNA when it builds up into large clusters and only as cells divide.

Viruses are known to use the genetic machinery of the human cells they invade to make copies of themselves. As part of the ...

In the case of domestic cats, dogs and many other domesticated species, intentional and unintentional selection by humans ...

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace? A new study reveals that part of the answer lies in the body itself. The research shows that an animal's size and ...

Globally, people get animal protein mostly from chickens, with pigs and cattle in second and third place. A 2023 report ...

MSM is an anti-inflammatory dietary supplement sometimes used to reduce pain, improve skin health, relieve allergies, and ...

Ready Brek wasn't the only breakfast offering that Aardman took its hands to. It also brought Weetabix to life in a ...

Burslem’s team used the editors to make changes in five different proteins in live cells. The protein editors needed less ...

It was previously believed that the Levantine DNA of the Phoenicians spread as far as their famous alphabet, which influenced ...