Welcome to This Day in History! Today, we dive into the remarkable events that have taken place on February 28th throughout the years.**The Most Impactful ...

For instance, in a 1971 essay on the history of nucleic acid research ... how the individual nucleotide components of DNA were arranged in space; discovery of the sugar-phosphate backbone of ...

From space, to medicine, our workplace and our home, women inventors have impacted who we were and who we are now.

Watson and Crick's discovery didn't come out of the blue. As early as 1943 Oswald Avery proved what had been suspected: that DNA, a nucleic acid, carries genetic information. But no one knew how ...

Ancient DNA reveals that Stone Age Europeans voyaged by sea to Africa, providing the earliest proof of prehistoric ...

These findings challenge the long-held narrative about migration into and out of North Africa before and during the Neolithic.

Scientists uncovered a 149-million-year-old bird fossil in southeastern China with unexpectedly modern traits they believe could rewrite the evolutionary history of birds.

With the discovery of Mimivirus — the largest ... We all know that viruses have caused immeasurable suffering throughout human history. And when asked to describe a virus, most people probably ...

Archeologists in Denmark have made one of the most notable discoveries in recent history ... discovery," Museum Odense curator Michael Borre Lundø said to Newsweek. The museum is hoping to ...

The 'Mersey Ripper', who was at the centre of one of the region's most shocking murder cases, appeared before the Court of ...