KOLKATA: Scientists in India have for the first time in over two and a half centuries of research identified a new cockroach ...

Scientific research reveals dogs are genetically wired to form deep emotional bonds with humans, explaining their ...

Genetic research across multiple studies now points to a clear pattern: populations living in the Andes highlands for ...

Claims that genes determine intelligence, health and social outcomes are reappearing. But modern science shows environment and opportunity matter far more than genes.

The koala now ranks among a few species observed escaping a genetic bottleneck, in this case caused by overhunting that ...

A seismic shift in the selection pressures acting on humans may have brought us to a major turning point in our evolutionary ...

Genetic switches near the FTO locus may enable hibernators’ extreme metabolic resilience and could inspire future treatments ...

A multi-year megadrought in the Western U.S. has claimed untold populations of wild plants. Amid the conditions, some have survived. Scientists have produced a stunningly complete picture about how ...

Women of Kenya’s Turkana community often walk miles each day in scorching heat to collect water for their animals and ...

Cancer’s strongest gene switches push DNA into damaging overdrive, creating repeated breaks and repairs that may fuel tumor ...

A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.