Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Publishing in Cell Genomics, researchers have identified a genetic variant ...

A spider species named Parawixia bistriata has one of the most terrifying habits imaginable. Think of your worst nightmare, double it — and you still might not guess what this eight-legged arachnid ...

With grim prognosis hanging overhead, doctors and scientists at universities and institutions across the U.S. worked ...

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 ...

Natural short sleepers (NSS) are people who generally need only four-six hours sleep a night to function normally, and ...

Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor ...

Researchers studied data from a million people and found evidence that a height gene shared by both sexes is amplified in men ...

A CRISPR treatment seems to have been effective for a baby’s devastating disease, but it is not clear whether such bespoke ...

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

A small segment of human DNA boosts brain size and complexity, revealing both the origins of intelligence and its ...