Chronic stress is on the rise—the result of an evolutionary mismatch that our bodies and brains, adapted over hundreds of thousands of years to hunter-gatherer conditions, are experiencing in ...

Being born with two X chromosomes brings a host of health benefits, and recognising this could lead to personalised medical ...

A specific genetic detector could offer potential to doctors in reversing damages in the sensory cells of the inner ear, ...

The sperm is not a passive supplier of genetic material to the egg. A study from Linköping University, Sweden, shows that ...

The sperm is not a passive supplier of genetic material to the egg. A study from Linköping University, Sweden, shows that certain molecules that come with the sperm, so-called micro-RNA, contribute to ...

The latest discovery is that elements of their vocals function in a way that’s fascinatingly similar to human vowels, making ...

A new study hammers home how the "survival of the nicest" view makes no sense when it comes to evolution, says Jonathan R.

If your parents' bone repair genes never turn on, you still inherit them, and you heal. But if they don't teach you to ski, ...

Scientists have spent the last five years observing sperm whale communication and behaviors using tags, buoys and drones. They’ve finally begun to learn how whales use calls for communication.

The failure of the TV adaptation of Halo certainly hasn’t put Microsoft off more adaptations of its video games. That’s according to Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer, who has said fans can expect ...