Iron Maiden have written songs about dinosaurs, the Second World War and many, many things in between. So, here’s the history of Planet Earth as told through the metal legends’ lyrics.

Female mammals typically carry two X chromosomes — one from each parent — and a new study suggests that the maternal X is ...

Female family ties were at the heart of social networks in Celtic society in Britain before the Roman invasion, a new analysis suggests.Genetic evidence from a late Iron ...

A groundbreaking study reveals evidence that, in Iron Age Britain, land inheritance followed the female line, with husbands ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of how human DNA is mixed as it is passed down during ...

Researchers at deCODE genetics have developed a groundbreaking DNA map, revealing the intricate process of genetic recombination during reproduction. This map highlights areas of DNA that undergo ...