ETH Zurich scientists have created “MetaGraph,” a revolutionary DNA search engine that functions like Google for genetic data. By compressing global genomic datasets by a factor of 300, it allows ...

A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said.

The cuckoo, which has been spotted only four times in the mainland US, is native to Europe and winters in Africa.

Many people in other parts of the U.S. also have reported making special treks to the region in hopes of seeing it ...

A bird sighting on New York's Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in the hopes of spotting a feathered ...

Birds that end up far from home, like the New York common cuckoo, are known as “vagrants.” They’re fairly common during ...

The rare visitor, believed to be a Common Cuckoo normally inhabits parts of Europe and Asia and almost never makes its way ...

Depression is a complex mental disorder affecting millions of people worldwide. It is characterised by persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest in daily activities. But does it affect women ...

The blood test is called ROCA, which stands for "risk of ovarian cancer algorithm" and allows doctors to screen for proteins and other cancer-causing substances as well as alterations in genes ...

A study has found 6,000 gene variants responsible for causing depression among women, in addition to the 7,000 of those shared with men, potentially explaining why the risk is double in women. A gene ...

More than 15,000 women a year who have breast cancer in the UK would benefit from tests that analyse DNA for changes or mutations, a study has suggested. Having a patient’s entire genetic readout ...

A team of researchers at ETH Zurich has developed MetaGraph, a groundbreaking tool that allows scientists to search through vast public DNA and RNA databases in seconds, earning it the nickname ...