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DNA From a Decades-Old Museum Specimen Reveals the Hidden Lineage of a Tiny Underwater Predator

Austin Burgess·May 18, 2026

While most fruit flies are commonly known for their attraction to fermenting fruit, one species has evolved to hunt in the fast-moving streams of Africa, taking on the role of a predator.

Ancient DNA Reveals a Virus That Learned to Live Inside the Human Genome

Austin Burgess·January 17, 2026

A virus that infects nearly all children early in life has, in rare cases, been present within human DNA for thousands of years.

Forensic Investigators Using Cutting-Edge Science Have Finally Solved a Medieval Murder Mystery

Austin Burgess·December 3, 2025

Researchers have used cutting-edge forensic science to solve a medieval mystery that has perplexed scholars for more than a century.

Researchers Have Cracked the 4,500-Year-Old Genome of a Mummy From Egypt’s First Pyramid Age

Ryan Whalen·July 2, 2025

An Egyptian genome has finally been unraveled, thanks to a sample from an at least 4,500 year-old mummy dating back to the pyramids.

Ancient Genetic Discovery Challenges Single-Lineage Theory of Human Origins

Ryan Whalen·March 20, 2025

New research has shown that modern humans descend from not one but two separate ancient human ancestral lineages.

Genome Breakthrough Brings Scientists One Step Closer to Reviving Extinct Thylacine

Ryan Whalen·October 27, 2024

Scientists are one step closer to reviving the thylacine, thanks to key advances that include a recent genome breakthrough.

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DNA From a Decades-Old Museum Specimen Reveals the Hidden Lineage of a Tiny Underwater Predator

Ancient DNA Reveals a Virus That Learned to Live Inside the Human Genome

Forensic Investigators Using Cutting-Edge Science Have Finally Solved a Medieval Murder Mystery

Researchers Have Cracked the 4,500-Year-Old Genome of a Mummy From Egypt’s First Pyramid Age

Ancient Genetic Discovery Challenges Single-Lineage Theory of Human Origins

Genome Breakthrough Brings Scientists One Step Closer to Reviving Extinct Thylacine

Meet the Apache V6- The Army’s Newest Version of the Iconic AH-64 Gunship

Study Finds Disinformation is Being Used to Manipulate Western Media… Like it Has Been Doing for Centuries

Beliefs Versus Evidence: Science, Supersymmetry, and Beyond