We don't know exactly why men are taller than women on average, but we have some genetic clues. On average, human males tend ...

Research at CCMB in Hyderabad reveals genetic links between diet quality and brain size evolution in primates.

Powerful new applications of what is known as next-generation sequencing are now helping with identification of degraded ...

Genetic studies point to female-centered living arrangements in Neolithic Çatalhöyük. Yet, power may not have rested solely ...

NIH’s SMaHT Network will chart trillions of somatic mutations to reveal how our DNA changes over a lifetime. In a nutshell ...

New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

A new DNA model suggests humans didn't reach Australia until 50,000 years ago, but archaeological data disagrees.

Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set ...

From the time we are conceived and through old age, genetic mutations accumulate in all our tissues, eluding the body's ...

New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain ...

Scientists in Japan have used gene-editing technology to remove the extra chromosome responsible for Down syndrome, at least ...