Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) revealed important genetic components that affect bone density in ...

A new study challenges the idea that language stems from a single evolutionary root. Instead, it proposes that our ability to communicate evolved through the interaction of biology and culture, and ...

Researchers at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine have been awarded more than $15 ...

Scientists have uncovered an unexpected function for a crucial protein involved in cell division. Reported in two consecutive publications, the finding challenges long-accepted models and standard ...

Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, occur worldwide in many varieties, including in single-cell form and in chains called filaments. While these tiny life forms can strongly influence many ...

In many aspects of our lives, we find meaning in the order in which events occur. We buy into myths about "middle child ...

A new framework argues that human language did not arise from a single evolutionary leap but from the convergence of many ...

Museum researchers reconstructed the evolutionary history of stony corals over the past 460 million years, providing insights ...

Researchers in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School have just opened a new window into understanding the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

American geneticist who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the double helix structure of DNA. Born on April 6, 1928 in ...

Pancreatic cancer has a reputation for being one of the deadliest malignancies, in part because it is often diagnosed late and progresses quickly. While genetics and age play a role, a growing body of ...