DNA analysis is considered the gold standard for identifying victims of mass fatalities. But how does it work?

The "intriguing new" rock engraving was found on the west bank of the Nile River near Aswan in November 2022, during a survey ...

Blue-ringed octopuses carry a killer concoction called tetrodotoxin (TTX), a potent neurotoxin that can paralyze living ...

An experimental treatment called VERVE-102 lowers the amount of "bad" cholesterol in the blood of people with specific ...

A newly created cell model of the amniotic sac could reveal new insights into early pregnancy, as well as generate helpful ...

This is the first time such results have been achieved in both children and adult patients born with a specific type of ...

The world's leading mathematicians were stunned by how adept artificial intelligence is at doing their jobs.

Armed with the world's largest digital camera, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile will take night-sky images that ...

New research suggests how PCOS may be partly inherited through "epigenetic memory," offering insight into why the condition tends to run in families.

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science how they are planning to observe ...

Satellite imagery has revealed a yet-to-be-explained rise in the Southern Ocean's salinity. It could be a key factor in the decline of the region's sea ice.