Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

Human evolution has often been depicted as a process of adaptation, where natural selection and genetic changes drive species ...

GeneDx, Twist Bioscience and Wave Life Sciences are emerging as key players in the fast-growing genomics and synthetic ...

For centuries, we’ve thought of these changes as part of the "genetic lottery," something we can't control. Science is now ...

A new study explores how culture is overtaking genetics as the driving force in human evolution and shaping our future.

Now some scientists claim in a new paper that culture has actually overtaken genetics as the leading force shaping human evolution, marking a major shift. Timothy Waring, an economist at the ...

Biology class just got a lot more engaging for students at Arizona State University Polytechnic, where students are using virtual reality to explore it through immersive lessons that apply real-world ...

A genetic deletion responsible for the rare “salmiak” pattern in cats has been identified, revealing new information about ...

Wheat is one of the world's most important staple foods, especially in the form of bread. A joint study by the Leibniz ...

For a long time, scientists have suspected that stuttering — a common speech condition that affects an estimated 1 in every ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A University at Buffalo researcher will employ artificial intelligence (AI) to better understand periodontal ...