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March 14, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmIdentical twins on trial: can DNA testing tell them apart?In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis…

Credit: Denis Charlet/AFP via GettyAn identical twin commits a crime and leaves their DNA at the scene. Can DNA testing reveal which twin is the culprit?This…

Above my grandma’s bed hung a framed black‑and-white photograph of my dad. As a small child I quietly admired it; his luminous eyes, dark hair and gentle…

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Nyeo, S. S. et al. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-10020-2 (2026).Article  Google Scholar  Meirhaeghe, M. R. & Balfour, H. H. Jr. J. Clin. Virol. 180, 105854 (2025).Article  PubMed  Google…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.It’s been more than 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci died. Yet, in…

January 14, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmScientists Find Extinct Rhino DNA in Wolf Pup Mummy’s StomachScientists have sequenced the genome of the long-extinct…

Radiocarbon datingRadiocarbon dating of the Mokp individual (UCIAMS210906: 2205 ± 20 BP, 364–197 International Radiocarbon Calibration Curve (2020 version, IntCal20) calibrated years bce) was carried out at the Keck…

January 7, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThe Race to Find Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA Just Took a Major TwistScientists have uncovered genetic evidence…

Good morning. Amid the constant drumbeat of bleak news about the planet’s environment and the accelerating climate emergency, the occasional bright spot still emerges. One example…