The genetic history of the aurochs, an extinct cattle species, was a mystery until scientists analyzed DNA found in the bones ...

Drawing on multiple studies demonstrating that it is possible to retrieve DNA from both human and animal remains in Pompeii, ...

Scientists are plotting to bring extinct animals currently unknown in the natural world back to life. Researchers are looking for DNA of species that have never been discovered before, in a hunt ...

Scientists and conservationists here say they’ve brought a zebralike mammal back from the dead, giving the quagga a major win ...

Genetic analysis of cavity crud from two famed man-eating lions suggests the method could re-create diets of predators that lived thousands of years ago.

Environmental DNA harvested from the ocean, land and air can help scientists monitor wildlife. The challenge is figuring out how to interpret this eDNA.

Imagine scanning lion dung or a mouse dropping and instantly knowing exactly what and how much the animal has eaten. Thanks to new DNA techniques, this is becoming increasingly feasible.

The animal found dead by gunshot in western North Dakota is believed to be a female and about two years old. Gray wolves are ...