Migratory birds, sea turtles and salmon have something in common: every year, they return to their birthplaces to reproduce. A study now published in the journal Science Advances shows that Atlantic ...

Researchers have gained new insights into the genetic basis of rye reproduction. They have demonstrated how plants recombine ...

Genetic tweaks allowed early humans to stand, balance and walk on two legs instead of moving on all fours like other primates, according to researchers.

Ever wondered why some people can't stand the sight of Brussels sprouts while others happily dig in? It’s not just about ...

Understanding this new geometric code became possible only through recent advances in globally-unique imaging, modeling, and computational science—developed right ... powers of genome geometry and ...

When it comes to the secret of healthy living and aging gracefully, there’s no one big magic secret that can make anyone live past 100.

Is it okay to genetically engineer wild plants and animals? The International Union for Conservation of Nature voted in favor of it this week.

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 ...

How important is it for visionary scientists and administrators to have the ear of their political masters? In the history of post-independent India, two events which played out over several years ...

HAZLE TWP. — The video image of a cadaver looks real, lying on a 7-foot table in the nursing classroom at Hazleton Area Career Center. By pressing buttons on the video table, students can peer beneath ...

A mid-60s year-old neighbor is convinced he only has a handful of years left to live. “My parents both died in their early 70s,” he often says. “My genetics are definitely against me.” While he might ...

In the early 18th century a French zoologist, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed a theory of so-called “soft inheritance” that predated Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution based on variation and natural ...