Are we evolving to be more stupid? Humans have a relatively high genetic mutation rate, which has been thought to be driving ...

Researchers at UC San Diego have found that several of the most dangerous zoonotic viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, Ebola, and ...

The Nipah virus is the latest zoonotic pathogen to have the world on alert. (RUSLANAS BARANAUSKAS/Science Photo Library/) ...

The koala now ranks among a few species observed escaping a genetic bottleneck, in this case caused by overhunting that ...

Researchers have engineered a new class of adenine base editors that reduce unwanted bystander mutations by two to three ...

Cancer’s strongest gene switches push DNA into damaging overdrive, creating repeated breaks and repairs that may fuel tumor ...

Brand New Day has finally landed, and there’s a lot to unpack. After that unusual staggered rollout that had fans debating ...

The genetic mutation that enables yaks to live in environments with much less oxygen, and may hold the key to repairing nerve ...

A new study shows cultural evolution helped humans expand across Earth far faster than genetic change alone could achieve.

However, one fan has suggested that the later footage of the housewarming party may be due to MJ and/or Ned moving across the ...

The scarlet monkeyflower's ability to keep pace with a punishing drought signals some plants can adapt quickly to climate ...