Long before genetic testing and genome browsers, a small child was laid to rest in a shallow grave on the slopes of Mount Carmel, in what is now Israel. Today that youngster, known as Skhūl, is at the ...

Every face is unique. Genetics helps to determine our features, but sometimes genes have errors which, in early fetal ...

A compound naturally found in dark chocolate may slow key signs of aging in the body. Researchers discovered that people with higher levels of theobromine often look biologically younger on a ...

A compilation of 100 examples of biological tilings shows how repeated natural motifs enhance strength, flexibility and other key functions.

Kipekee, one of the world’s only spotless giraffes, has died at age two. A necropsy is underway as experts investigate.

A new study from experts with Georgia State University has achieved a long-standing goal in neuroscience: showing how the ...

“How I Met Your Mother” co-creator Craig Thomas talks with “Enable: The Disability Podcast” about his son, who was born with a rare genetic disorder known as Jacobsen Syndrome. Thomas, who was working ...

The future of personalized medicine is rapidly becoming a reality, powered by advances in genetic testing and healthcare. Once limited to research labs, genetic insights are now transforming how ...

Seven years ago, I took a bet from one of the most controversial figures in the scientific world. Charles Murray, the political scientist who—along with the late psychologist Richard Herrnstein—wrote ...

'Fine' hair and 'thin' hair as descriptors are often used interchangeably (guilty!). However, the two actually mean different things. So, while you may say (or even think) you have thin hair, you, ...

When you grow up in your biological family, you rarely stop to notice the little familiarities surrounding you. A laugh that sounds just like your father’s. A facial expression that mirrors your ...