Human eye colour, a captivating feature, arises from melanin, iris structure, and genetics, creating diverse shades from ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in ...

Small plastic or metal bits at the end of shoelaces, known as aglets, prevent laces from unraveling and protect them from ...

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

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

New research is shining a light on one of genetics’ enduring puzzles - how the workings of the so-called “selfish gene” could ...

A study of more than 400,000 people found 1% had never had sex – which was linked to a range of genetic, environmental and ...

New research shows that wherever human populations mix, their languages blend as well ...

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

The human brain can concurrently support a wide range of advanced mental functions, including attention, memory and the ...

Sequencing hundreds of Anopheles funestus mosquitoes provides new insights into the evolutionary patterns of this important human malaria-transmitting species.