A proposal in Georgia could allow DNA to be collected from immigrants taken into custody for minor offenses.

DNA evidence helped detectives link a dead man to Laurie Ann Powell’s murder in 1988.

Scientists from a university are filtering Mexico City's waters for traces of the DNA of an endangered salamander, the axolotl.

Scientists have pinpointed how sperm and egg fuse together across the animal kingdom, from fish to people.

More and more people are testing their dog's DNA to see what kind of breed they really have. In many cases there is an accompanying party, not unlike a gender reveal party for an unborn child. But beyond the fun and the curiosity, veterinarians say there is valuable knowledge in the test.

California authorities have captured four suspects in multiple break-ins at homes around South Lake Tahoe: a mama bear and three of her cubs.

The story of how scientists discovered DNA's shape may be getting another twist.

GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. – One of three bodies found inside a burnt-out truck in a heavily wooded area in Grayson County in November has been identified. According to Grayson County Sheriff Richard Vaughn, the female body is Maria Calderon-Martinez. Vaughn says DNA comparison samples are available to potentially identify the two male bodies, but attorneys have filed motions to delay the release of the samples to the medical examiner’s office in Roanoke. The bodies were taken to the medical examiner’s office for autopsies when they were found. The three bodies are believed to be connected to a fatal arson in Alexander County, North Carolina in June.

A newborn baby who was left in a Boca Raton, Florida, dumpster has been reunited with her birth father. "God makes us strong, and were very happy, Martins told WPBF in Spanish Im going to name her Sara." The baby was later found after her cries drew the attention of two nearby maintenance workers, the Sun Sentinel reported. Sousa was ultimately identified as the mother thanks to a receipt she left in the trash bag among the garbage, according to the Palm Beach Post. How can a mother do this? Sousa allegedly told a neighbor as authorities searched the apartment complex where she lived and near where the baby was found.