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In the Crosshairs: Why the Forensic Science of Hair Analysis Isn't Foolproof

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In the Crosshairs: Why the Forensic Science of Hair Analysis Isn't Foolproof

A Skull From the 1845 Franklin Expedition Was Just Identified Using a Descendant’s DNA

John Gregory's actual skull alongside a 3D rendering of his head.

A Skull From the 1845 Franklin Expedition Was Just Identified Using a Descendant’s DNA

Why Does Our Hair Grow Darker as We Get Older?

Get ready to be a brunette, kid.

Why Does Our Hair Grow Darker as We Get Older?

Game of Thrones’s Dire Wolves Existed—But a New Study Suggests They Weren’t Really Wolves

Not a dire wolf.

Game of Thrones’s Dire Wolves Existed—But a New Study Suggests They Weren’t Really Wolves

Remembering Sudan, the World's Last Male Northern White Rhino

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Why Do Some People Have Dimples?

There's a good chance his parents have dimples, too.

Dollymania: When Dolly the Sheep Created a '90s Media Sensation

Dolly the sheep at the National Museum of Scotland

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna Receive Nobel Prize in Chemistry for CRISPR Gene Editing Tool

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15 Facts About Rosalind Franklin On Her 100th Birthday

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How Gene Editing is Changing the Future of Wine—and Making it Less Likely to Give You a Hangover

Gene editing techniques like CRISPR are upending thousands of years of wine-making tradition.

How to Brew Your Own Fluorescent Beer at Home

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9 Ancient Objects That Have Had DNA Tests

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Fat Bats Might Be Resistant to Deadly White-Nose Syndrome

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Wolf Puppies Play Fetch, Too, Study Finds

Christina Hansen Wheat

14 Incredible Scientific Discoveries of the Decade

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Puppy Dropped By Predator Is a Purebred Australian Alpine Dingo, DNA Tests Reveal

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