After 137 years of mystery, we may finally know the true identity of the killer who terrorized the streets of London in 1888.

An historian thinks he's uncovered the identity of Jack the Ripper, claiming a DNA sample proves Aaron Kosminski was the ...

Ancient DNA from 348 individuals suggests that pale skin became the predominant characteristic of people living in Europe ...

In a study published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, scientists from the Department of Medical Biochemistry and ...

DNA analysis concluded that Aaron Kosminski, a Polish immigrant, was the notorious serial killer known as Jack the Ripper.

A pair of landmark studies, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, has finally identified the originators of the ...

Ancient DNA analysis provides new insights into our linguistic roots. Where did the Indo-European language family originate?

A man who discovered a DNA sample on a 100-year-old shawl says it has identified the real Jack the Ripper. Researcher Russell Edwards claims he has found a '100 percent' DNA match with the ...

A RESEARCHER who says he revealed Jack the Ripper's identity has told of his joy at finding a 100 per cent DNA match with his suspect. Russell Edwards's bombshell finding has led the descendants ...

One of the most striking discoveries of the study is the parallel between human and sheep migration. During the Bronze Age, human populations in Europe underwent significant genetic shifts due to ...

Plus, they query whether much of the non-coding DNA in human genomes is dispensable, but further research that engineers additional deletions in more cell lines is needed. In a related paper ...

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans being nourished by their protein-rich milk and clothed by warm, ...