Ancient DNA reveals Napoleon’s army was decimated by hidden fevers, not typhus, during the disastrous 1812 Russian invasion.

A 2007 home invasion and sexual assault case was solved nearly 20 years later using advanced DNA genealogy, authorities say.

In the summer of 1812, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led about half a million soldiers to invade the Russian Empire. But ...

Some genetic disorders—such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia and Tay Sachs disease—involve many mutations in a person's genome, ...

Investigators say new technology is helping bring answers faster to families waiting to learn if their loved ones were among ...

Dulaine Lotharp, 55, has been arrested and charged in connection with a 32-year-old sexual assault cold case. The case dates back to 1993 and 1994, when two separate sexual assaults occurred in the ...

Researchers developed an experimental method to convert skin cells into eggs, potentially allowing older women and same-sex ...

DNA experts explained today that the DNA of Irishman Terence Crosbie could not be identified on samples taken from the woman ...