The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we ...

The breakthrough — made when the brash, Chicago-born Watson was just 24 — turned him into a hallowed figure in the world of ...

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist ...

That discovery, made with co-researchers Francis Crick and Maurice H.F. Wilkins, led to a Nobel Prize in 1962. Crick moved ...

Pictures of DNA often look very tidy—the strands of the double helix neatly wind around each other, making it seem like studying genetics should be relatively straightforward. In truth, these strands ...

The newly identified Megachile lucifer highlights conservation concerns as it was found in mining-vulnerable habitat ...

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double-helix structure, has died at 97. The Nobel Prize winner made the groundbreaking ...

The genetic link between bones discovered thousands of miles away from each other suggests a prehistoric migration route.

A new, devil-horned bee has been identified in Australia.

James Watson, a renowned molecular biologist and one of the Nobel Prize winners for discovering the structure of DNA, died ...

A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular ...