My dog killed my neighbor's cat. I had no idea how much my life would change because of it.

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Scientists trace an ancient microbe, Asgard archaea, that gave rise to humans, animals, and plants more than 2 billion years ...

Properly deciphering the branching pathways of evolution could unlock the history of every component of natural biology.

Scientists used decades old air filters to read DNA in dust, revealing a long decline in biodiversity across northern Sweden.

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Ancient necropolises often provide clues about the lives of the dead, with grave goods helping determine what was valued by people in the past. Traditionally, however, archaeologists could only ...

Katie Fulton 600-book Christmas tree went viral, amassing more than 27 million views on TikTok Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 ...

Not that long ago, family secrets had every chance of staying that way – until the boom in DNA testing. It was 25 years ago that the first genetic genealogy tests were offered to the public. Since ...

Seven years after the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, a new documentary shines a light on the brave Pittsburgh first responders who faced unimaginable danger inside the Tree of Life ...

It has been seven years since 11 worshippers were killed inside the Tree of Life Synagogue. On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman went inside and started firing at the three congregations. In 2023, he was ...

Audrey Glickman showed up for morning minyan today — as she has nearly every morning since Oct. 27, 2018, when she survived the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Glickman, now 68, was ...