Evolution is traditionally associated with a process of increasing complexity and gaining new genes. However, the explosion of the genomic era shows that gene loss and simplification is a much more ...

Experts have been studying remote mountain communities and found they have certain genetic advantages which prove that ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Short snouts and a flat profile—within a span of 100 years, humans have significantly changed the shape of the skulls of ...

Yet, for all its aesthetic and expressive potency, the neck is also a site of fear and deep vulnerability. Villains and ...

A senior Russian politician has said Moscow is yet to receive a good offer to start peace negotiations - but it appears to ...