Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

Researchers have put together the most complete view yet of the genetic variation in humans, presented in two studies in the journal Nature. In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, ...

Researchers still do not have a comprehensive picture of the factors that influence gene expression in human cancers. Understanding gene expression in cancer is important because it can reveal how the ...

The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

A rare breed of hunting dogs known for its forked nose, the Turkish Pointer, might just help scientists better understand why human babies are sometimes born with facial clefts. In a recent study, ...

Ancestry and lifestyle choices of parents may affect the rate and type of new genetic changes that arise in their children, new research has found. Published in Nature Communications, researchers from ...

From eye color to whether cilantro tastes like soap, genetic variability influences many factors in a person’s life. These inherited differences can also determine a person’s risk of developing a ...

Several genetic variants associated with social behavior in honey bees are located within genes that have previously been linked to social behavior in humans, Ian Traniello at the University of ...