Ancient DNA reveals that plague repeatedly returned to Europe for more than 400 years after the Black Death, evolving into new lineages and spreading through trade, migration, and war. Researchers ...

Researchers examining high-redshift objects in Webb Telescope data have detected what could be dark stars from the cosmic dawn. Dark stars are candidates for the first stars that formed in the ...

Migrations of many organisms, including humans, are often constrained by geography. Ning et al. sequenced ancient DNA from 135 Bronze Age and Iron Age individuals across 11 archeological sites located ...

A new study led by the University of Turku provides new insights into the population history of Finland during the Late Iron Age and the Middle Ages. The researchers analyzed the genomes of people who ...

Black mothers in the U.S. are three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. Actress Tatyana Ali became an advocate after her own awful experience giving birth. The ...

The hidden story of what happened in one corner of Europe after the Roman Empire fell has finally been uncovered. An international team sequenced DNA from 314 people who lived in the Little Hungarian ...

CBS host Gayle King exhibited dismay upon learning that a black man was the lone holdout juror who did not vote to acquit in the Lindsay Clancy case, saying he needed a moment to come to terms with ...

Wearables have become a near-constant companion for many Americans. According to a 2026 study, nearly 107 million people in the United States own one. People track their steps, workouts, and recovery, ...

Three terrifying serial-killer investigations pushed forensic science to its limits as young women were stalked, tortured and murdered across California. Detectives followed DNA, fingerprints, tire ...

A Washington state man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman found in the woods several years ago after DNA evidence pulled from a cigarette apparently linked him to the victim.