Learn more about what how humans ended up having Neanderthal DNA in their genome and what it means if you have it.

A suspected Indian status scam that told a man he shared genetic ancestry with a dog should serve as a reminder of the perils of DNA testing for Indigenous ancestry, says an Edmonton researcher. Kim ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

Whether its shipping our saliva to uncover our ancestry, altering our DNA for an athletic edge or subconsciously choosing friends with similar genes to ours, the more we learn about our genetics the ...

The rare fern is found on the Pacific island territory of New Caledonia A fern has entered the record books for having more DNA than any other living thing. The plant’s genetic material, or genome, ...

DNA’s storage density is many orders of magnitude higher than that of any device humans have created. For example, if every movie ever made was encoded in DNA, it would fit inside the volume of a ...

Genetic information company 23andMe has said that it is headed to bankruptcy court, raising questions for what happens to the DNA shared by millions of people with the company via saliva test kits.

Researchers have analyzed a sample of DNA believed to belong to Adolf Hitler, which they say reveals the dictator of Nazi Germany had a genetic marker for a rare disorder that can delay puberty, ...