Many acts that were previously not explicitly criminalised or widely understood as crimes under older Nigerian laws are now offences under the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, 2015.

For more than a century, Mendelian genetics has shaped how we think about inheritance: one gene, one trait. It is a model that still echoes through textbooks—and one that is increasingly reaching its ...

New genomic research suggests our species descended from a deep fusion between two ancient lineages — one of them a mysterious “ghost.” ...

People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy ...

"Mewgenics" creator Edmund McMillen spoke to Newsweek about the game, and the strong reviews it has been receiving.