Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were ...

Perhaps also surprising, the remains of cats and artistic depictions of them have been observed in various archaeological ...

Join for a cockpit view approach and landing at Olbia Airport (LIEO) in Sardinia. Thousands lose power as Christmas Eve storm ...

A new study reveals how ancient DNA from the Villabruna cluster influences longevity in the modern Italian population.

We know perfectly well how humans were able to domesticate dogs. From wolves more terrifying than those in fairy tales to ...

When scholars study the great copper-producing powers of the Mediterranean Bronze Age, they often focus on Cyprus and the Levant. (See “In the Time of the Copper Kings.”) But the source of the copper ...

DNA methylation involves adding a methyl group to DNA, which may influence gene expression and affect health aspects like childhood development and aging. Lifestyle factors, especially diet, may ...

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the nucleic acid polymer that forms the genetic code for a cell or virus. Most DNA molecules consist of two polymers (double-stranded) of four nucleotides that each ...

DNA-binding proteins are proteins that bind to single- or double-stranded DNA, generally in the major groove if the binding is sequence-specific – as with transcription factors that regulate ...