When people hear the word "forensics," they often imagine DNA profiles or fingerprints at a crime scene. Yet the true power of forensic science extends far beyond these images. It is a ...

The world's oldest DNA comes from a 2.4 million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland. Will scientists eventually sequence even older DNA?

The breakthrough comes just weeks after the release of the HBO docuseries The Yogurt Shop Murders last month, which revisited the cold case. The series ended on a haunting note, leaving viewers with ...

In 1989, a woman was found murdered in the Arizona desert, and known only as a "Jane Doe.” Her two young daughters vanished ...

Ever since moviegoers saw the first ‘Jurassic Park,’ millions have wondered if scientists could make a dinosaur in the lab.

Brashers, who died in 1999, was a serial killer whose DNA has been connected to numerous crimes across the U.S., including the 1991 quadruple murder in Austin.

Today’s state of extreme economic inequality is a problem best approached with science — using it to make specific measurements, identify root causes, and develop workable solutions. Archaeology is ...

The nuclear DNA being inserted into the trial results from some of the hairs that were found on the victims that were tied back to Heuermann’s home.

From PepsiCo to Taco Bell, dirty soda is taking over “Law & Order: SVU” original character dies in season 27 premiere Scientists Found 7,000-Year-Old Mummies in the Desert That Don’t Share DNA With ...

After 34 years, the Austin Police Department announced Friday it linked a suspect to the murder of four girls who were found inside a burning business in 1991. The incident was later known as the ...

It is one of humanity’s ultimate scientific and technological quests, alongside putting a man on the moon and unlocking the ...