A 4-year-old boy who was found dead in Lorton, Virginia, more than 50 years ago, and whose name has remained a mystery, has ...

White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) almost went bottom-up during the last ice age, when sea levels were much lower than ...

The U.S. Marshals Service is hoping newly discovered DNA evidence will help garner new tips from the public and lead to the ...

Ancient viruses left a legacy in your DNA. And it turns out, that legacy may be helping shape who you are.

Eubanks was serving a life sentence when he escaped authorities following his conviction for the 1965 murder of a 14-year-old ...

A new study has revealed that "junk DNA" descended from ancient viruses could play a key role in controlling genes.

Journalist Stephanie Mendez took an Ancestry DNA test hoping to learn more about her roots. What she discovered about her ...

A former deputy district attorney believes Barry Morphew will pursue an alternate suspect defense in his wife Suzanne's ...

The human genome consists of 3 billion base pairs, and when a cell divides, it takes about seven hours to complete making a ...

He also proved to be 12 percent Saint Bernard, 10 percent German wirehaired pointer and 9 percent each of chow chow and ...

Police used advanced DNA testing to identify a murdered Pennsylvania boy more than 50 years after his body was found in ...