Researchers found that interbreeding between Neanderthals and early modern humans favoured male Neanderthals mating with female modern humans.

OUR society maintains rigid standards for legacies and "normal" families, standards it imposes heavily on men, yet it is women who consistently suffer the consequences of collective illiteracy. We ...

There is something like less than one chance in 10 billion that this kind of thing could occur," said one expert.

If you were a first-year student studying civil engineering at U of T in 1860, your classes would include Euclidean Math, Statics and Dynamics, Astronomy, English, French, Chemistry and Chemical ...

Weizmann Institute study finds genetics may account for about 50 percent of human lifespan, more than double previous estimates.

Scientists have uncovered an enormous hidden archive of plant DNA that has endured for more than 400 million years. By comparing hundreds of plant genomes, researchers identified more than 2.3 million ...

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds data from flagship medical research leaked dozens of times ...

A large international study has mapped the genetic landscape of feline cancers for the first time, revealing striking similarities between tumor-driving mutations in cats, humans, and dogs.

In Michigan Tech's biology teaching lab, undergraduate students research potential cancer cures with help from the humble worm.

Multivitamins are among the most widely used dietary supplements in the world, and the possibility that they could influence ageing has drawn significant scientific interest ...

Biologists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered how the protein NuSAP safeguards tiny structures inside cells called centrioles, revealing a mechanism linked to developmental ...

Knight Initiative scientists tracked every moment of the life of the African turquoise killifish, showing that behavior alone ...