New genetic research suggests centuries of human persecution may have selected for calmer behavior in Italy's rare Apennine ...

By looking at maggots’ genes and metabolic changes, investigators can better predict time of death, the researchers said.

A new study from the University of Oklahoma suggests that small genetic differences in two proteins—previously known for ...

Today’s wolves and dogs share a common ancestor. But a deeper look at their genes reveals that interbreeding since dogs were domesticated 20,000 years ago hasn’t been as rare as scientists assumed.

Brown bears are not pets. Yet, a small bear population in the Apennines has shown unusually gentle behavior toward humans for ...

Researchers identified genetic variants in two lung-related proteins that alter the risk of retinopathy of prematurity. Some ...

From crops to creatures to fully grown humans, DNA is no longer untouchable. Genetic engineering could change evolution in ...

A tense new interview revives a 1990s Bad Boy and Death Row rumor as Gene Deal fires back at Misa Hylton over Justin Combs' ...

Tiny repeated stretches of DNA in your genome may quietly shape how your body works, how your brain develops and how you ...

While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have ...

The cost of decoding our genetic makeup has plummeted. Just because it’s affordable doesn’t necessarily mean it’s worth doing ...

Inside the station, every surface was wrapped with more ads—babies on turnstiles, on staircases, on banners overhead. “Think ...