New ancient DNA analysis has shed light on how the black rat, blamed for spreading Black Death, dispersed across Europe — revealing that the rodent …
An international team of researchers led by the University of Adelaide, suggest a change in climate is the likely cause of the mysterious disappearance of …
The air in a zoo is full of smells, from the fish used for feed to the manure from the grazing herbivores, but now we …
Mere spoonfuls of soil pulled from Canada’s permafrost are opening vast windows into ancient life in the Yukon, revealing rich new information and rewriting previous …
Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have identified a way of determining the age of a lobster based on its DNA. Lobsters are …
When an organism encounters a threat in its environment, it is to the species’ advantage to warn others of the peril. The microscopic roundworm C. …
New data prompts rethink from National Police Chief’s Council Police are exploring the idea of a dog DNA database to help tackle the problem of …
Delegates at the the 3rd Milk Quality Academy were told researchers have been able to use next-generation pyro-sequencing to separate bacterial DNA from host DNA …
