The research represents a major step forward in revealing how the three dimensional form of DNA shapes the way human biology functions. In a major step toward understanding how the physical form of ...

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful of teeth found at the Ledi-Geraru site in Ethiopia suggest that diverse ...

Researchers are edging closer to something long imagined but never quite within reach: a single vaccine platform that could be adapted to fight many kinds of cancer. Early experiments in animals and ...

A mystery that started with the discovery of a pinkie finger bone in Denisova Cave in the Altai Mountains of southern Siberia may finally have been cracked.

Here are the five rudest things people say to stepparents — and why they miss the mark. This is often said with wide-eyed awe ...

From Viking to Perseverance, scientists have spent decades chasing chemical hints that could point to life beyond Earth.

A deeper look at what one supercentenarian’s labs can teach us about aging, cholesterol, and what really matters for long-term health.

Science moves forward on data. We all know this. But bad data leads science down dead ends. It wastes time. It wastes money.

Until recently, sedentary behaviour was mostly linked to obesity and cardiovascular disease. Now it is being implicated as a ...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.

If Santa and his sleigh traveled at 10% the speed of light, Rudolph’s nose would be blueshifted to look orange as he ...