When scientists pulled genetic material from a pair of naturally preserved bodies in the central Sahara, they expected to ...

One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

Researchers have revealed that so-called “junk DNA” contains powerful switches that help control brain cells linked to Alzheimer’s disease. By experimentally testing nearly 1,000 DNA switches in human ...

As 2025 winds to a close, let's look back on another big year in science news, both globally and here in Australia.

They drew with crayons, possibly fed on maggots and maybe even kissed us: Forty millenniums later, our ancient human cousins ...

The erasure of women in science also marked Canadian scientist and U of T alumnus Maud Menten’s career. Frederick Banting, ...

For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...

Mathematicians uncover a method to control cellular noise, offering a new way to prevent cancer cells from surviving and ...

Accurately predicting complex agronomic traits remains a major bottleneck in crop breeding. This study demonstrates how ...

New math model controls biological noise at single-cell level, offering a path to tackle cancer relapse and drug resistance.

The sixth cycle of the tiger census, known as the All India Tiger Estimation, was officially launched on Sunday, with ground ...

A team of researchers has generated one of the most detailed 3D maps of human chromosomes, cataloging over 140,000 DNA looping interactions.