Our surnames and genetic information are often strongly connected, according to a study funded by the Wellcome Trust. The research, published this week in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution, ...

It’s no secret that Yale is filled with an endless variety of fashionable study spots. From the entrepreneurial tables of Tsai CITY, to the desolation of the stacks, below to Bass’s myriad of reading ...

Students with surnames towards the end of the alphabet tend to get lower grades (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto) Teachers marking work in alphabetical order could be inadvertently impacting their ...

People perceive a husband to have less power in the relationship, when his wife chooses not to adopt the mans surname after marriage, a first-of-its-kind study has found. The study examined whether ...

According to most historians, Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy. However, based on some key facts in the discoverer's biography, as well as in the linguistic analysis of his texts, some ...

Tesla. Edison. Einstein. Shakespeare. These singular names evoke instant recognition and prominence. But why is it that we rarely see accomplished women addressed in the same way, with just a last ...