Ancient evidence suggests a new twist in how we all got here.

WTOP’s Matt Kaufax takes an even deeper dive into the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s “Ocean Library” through DNA collection.

Learning to read and write is the beginning of literacy, a progression now mirrored in modern genomics. Scientists first read the human genome, a three-billion-letter biological book, in April 2003.

DNA contains foundational information needed to sustain life. Understanding how this information is stored and organized has been one of the greatest scientific challenges of the last century. With ...

The researchers took a “safety-first” approach. They deliberately excluded all viruses that infect humans or animals from the ...

SEPTA is set to enforce fines and penalties for quality-of-life crimes, including alcohol consumption, public urination, smoking, littering and other offenses. The fines, which will range from $25 to ...