A new study, published in Nature Genetics, created the largest genetic map of human metabolism, revealing new insights into ...

Metabolism researcher Herman Pontzer explains why weight loss has little to do with workouts, how evolution has shaped our bodies, and why growth charts can get health all wrong.

The recent unearthing of a 140,000-year-old child’s skull, which may have been a hybrid of modern human and Neanderthal, has sparked a lively debate among scientists. This discovery could potentially ...

Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are ...

Around the world, women on average live longer than men. This striking pattern holds true across nearly all countries and ...

Earlier and later diagnosed autism have different underlying biological and developmental profiles," said Varun Warrier.

Women live longer than men - except when males don't play the field, suggests a new study. Females tend to have greater ...

This study addresses an important question and shows how social navigation in homing pigeons can be explained by simple averaging, without requiring any complex cognitive abilities. The evidence, ...