A new study by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School is providing one of the most detailed ...

Climate change is rapidly altering our environment—and posing major challenges for many animal species. Whether they can ...

Research from UChicago dissects how a single genetic switch helps butterflies mimic wing patterns of other species to protect ...

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Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.

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From epic poetry to game shows, from Stone Age axes to spaceflight, humans have the most complex cultures of any species on Earth. Since the time of Darwin, scientists have suspected that this culture ...

Two small changes in human DNA may have played a big role in helping our ancestors walk upright, researchers say.

A new study has uncovered significant genetic and antigenic diversity among H9N2 avian influenza viruses circulating in ...

From CRISPR to gene banking, synthetic biology has big implications for wildlife evolution and conservation, but ethical ...

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A vaccine that tackles the bacteria that cause up to 200 million childhood infections every year could be possible, experts ...