Long before vertebrates walked on land, millipedes had the place to themselves. Hundreds of millions of years before ...

Chloroplast genomes have become central to reconstructing plant evolutionary histories. These circular DNA molecules, known as plastomes, typically range from 120 to 160 kilobases and feature a ...

Chloroplast genomes in the orchid family exhibit a conserved quadripartite structure comprising two inverted repeats (IRs) flanking a large single-copy (LSC) and a small single-copy (SSC) region.

Over the past 10,000 years, natural selection has contributed to the evolution of nearly 500 genes in the DNA of West Eurasians, affecting their looks and susceptibility to different illnesses, a new ...

Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestone Space Station astronauts halt shelter plans as Russia’s repair job on hold for worsening cracks, NASA says EU invests ...

As climate change outpaces the ability of ecosystems to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics to guide restoration. (AP Video: Annika Hammerschlag. Produced by Julián Trejo Bax) What ...

Hidden within fish DNA are powerful genetic twists that may explain one of nature’s biggest mysteries: how new species form so quickly. In Lake Malawi, hundreds of cichlid fish species evolved at ...

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there. By Carl Zimmer One of ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to unravel in 2025. Analysis of DNA extracted from the fossil electrified the ...

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from the Jurassic Park movies, it’s that running a dinosaur theme park isn’t easy. It’s a constant balancing act of keeping your employees satisfied, making your park ...

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