Methane isn’t just an environmental buzzword—it is energy lost. Every puff of gas from a cow’s rumen represents feed energy ...

Genetic ancestry tests claim to trace your roots and connect you with ancient peoples, but experts say the science doesn’t ...

Cats have long been a part of American households, and in recent years their popularity has only grown. In communities across Pennsylvania, cats are valued not just as pets but as companions with ...

For decades, autism has been described as a spectrum - an elastic term that stretches from nonverbal children to adults with ...

A recent study has shown that the human ancestral DNA plays a crucial role in defining an individual's longevity.

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

The Apennine brown bear, Ursus arctos marsicanus, exists nowhere else on Earth. Genetic evidence shows that this population ...

Against this backdrop, a research team led by Dr. Guozhang Kang and Dr. Gezi Li from Henan Agricultural University, China, ...

The Sverris Saga, written in the 12th century, describes King Sverre’s rise to power and his conflict with the Baglers. The ...

We unpack the complicated subject of dog breeding genetics and explore arguments against very selective breeding practices.

A new study reveals a new species of Pinocchio chameleon based on DNA and museum specimens, a process called museomics.

A new genome-wide mapping method finally shows how thousands of genes connect to drive disease. Biomedical researchers are working intensively to identify the genes that contribute to disease, with ...