For more than a century, scientists have sought to reconstruct human evolution using diverse lines of evidence, including ...
A new study uses age-stratified allele frequencies to map ongoing natural selection and rare pathogenic variants.
Ancient bones and DNA reveal that dog diversity and their close relationship with migrating humans developed thousands of ...
A 2026 study found that Indigenous Peruvian Andean populations have the highest known number of AMY1 gene copies, suggesting ...
Researchers report matrilineal social rank inheritance allows female spotted hyenas to accumulate greater long-term reproductive success than males across generations.
Scientists engineered CMLase, an enzyme that removes CML, a form of age-related protein damage linked to tissue stiffness and ...
Seasonal bird migration is orchestrated by a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors. Endogenous circadian and circannual rhythms are governed by conserved clock genes that interpret ...
It was time to find out, and so I called palaeontologist Professor Paul Barrett. Paul is a scientist who has named around 20 ...
Quantum computing is moving beyond theory, with BQP using quantum optimization to redesign drone propellers in ways ...
Research suggests that human monogamy reflects interactions among biology, culture, and environment rather than a fixed ...
Field biologists discovered an unknown amphibian species in China's Damingshan National Nature Reserve. This new frog, ...