The use of results from DNA studies on the blood of both victims and attackers alike has become commonplace in modern courtrooms. NOVA: Did you find the science daunting, or did it all make sense?

For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA. But life’s genetic blueprint is incredibly fragile, and researchers have struggled to find DNA in fossils that could ...

The applications of DNA testing, or DNA fingerprinting within forensic science is often what most people think of when they hear the phrase. Popularized by television and cinema, using DNA to ...

Shortfin makos are the fastest sharks in the sea, but they're failing to outpace the scale of overfishing that is driving ...

How can DNA from a cheek swab determine if someone ... a little bit of a hint in one direction or another," Wolf told Live Science. "It's the cumulative effect across all of those different ...

Krystnell Storr, who joins GBH as the first-ever science and equity editor for NOVA, says she has landed the “dream job.” Storr will work on developing and editing content at all stages of development ...

Indeed, Franklin is in the shadows of science history, for while her work on DNA was crucial to the discovery of its structure, her contribution to that landmark discovery is little known.

Researchers at Saint Mary's University in Halifax have acquired funding that will help them update a DNA database for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. Researchers have used ...