Over thousands of years, humans from Eurasia trekked more than 12,400 miles to eventually reach the southernmost tip of South America, a new genetic investigation suggests ...

Alicella gigantea, a rarely sighted giant crustacean that inhabits the depths of the ocean and can reach up to 34 cm in ...

Human healthy aging and longevity are complex phenomena influenced by a dynamic interplay of genetic, epigenetic, metabolic, immune, and environmental factors.

Genetic diversity enhances survival by promoting adaptation and resilience. Embracing biological and social differences is ...

This week a group of researchers, bioethicists, publishers and theologians are discussing the merits of human heritable genome editing.

Songbirds who make the arduous flight from their nesting sites in northern boreal forests to warm, southern climates in the ...

Now researchers are learning that they have also evolved another remarkable genetic adaptation since their ancestors first ...

Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, our species has undergone profound ...

A new PEARLS article in PLoS Pathogens reviews the rapid evolution and pandemic potential of emerging influenza A viruses, ...

Risk-taking emerged as a beneficial strategy in high-reward ancestral contexts. ADHD traits may reflect once-adaptive ...

Experts recreate the 'Longest Route of Africa', which led to the earliest known human settlement in South America ...

An international genomics study has revealed that early Asians undertook humanity's longest known prehistoric migration.