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What Makes Tiny ‘Water Bears’ So Tough? They Quickly Fix Broken DNA.

Scientists Create Elephant Stem Cells in the Lab

What Is a Species, Anyway?

The Ancient Back Story of the Slimiest Animal in the Sea

Genes That Boost Fertility Also Shorten Our Life, Study Suggests

DNA Confirms Oral History of Swahili People

It Looks Like a Shell, but an Octopus and 40,000 Eggs Live Inside

First Known Family of Neanderthals Found in Russian Cave

How the ‘Black Death’ Left Its Genetic Mark on Future Generations

Paid to Fight, Even in Ancient Greece

Cracking the Case of the Giant Fern Genome

‘Evolution Gone Crazy’: What Makes Sea Dragons So Strange

A Canine Companion So Nice It (Maybe) Evolved Twice

New DNA Analysis Supports an Unrecognized Tribe’s Ancient Roots in California

A Parasitic Wasp Unmasked: One Species Is Actually 16 Species

In Dog DNA, Small Size Has an Ancient Pedigree

Deborah Nickerson, Pioneering Genome Researcher, Dies at 67

Beatrice Mintz, Groundbreaking Cancer Researcher, Dies at 100

A Tool Kit to Help Scientists Find the Ultimate Chickpea

You Should See Her in a Crown. Now You Can See Her Face.