From the ability to detect the smell of wet soil to the scent of ripe fruit, the human olfactory system has evolved over thousands of years in response to how people live and what they eat, according ...

Genetics do play an outsized role in determining your stature, but a new study suggests vitamin D status may also be part of the equation. Here's what you need to know. To better understand whether ...

The USC research team that recently identified the hormone-encoding gene GDF15 as a key driver of pregnancy sickness has ...

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Dozens of unexpected genes are strongly linked to type 2 diabetes, new research from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) shows. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study of over 1.2 million people has uncovered new genetic clues to dyslexia, shedding light on brain development and reading ...

UAB is leading a national study examining how personalized genetic risk information can improve prevention of chronic ...

The largest genomic study of African elephants to date has found that both species - savanna and forest elephants - remain in ...

Visitors can learn about the history of genetics in the new exhibit, “Genetics: What Makes You Unique,” which chronicles ...

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA ...

It’s estimated that one in four adults will suffer from some type of anxiety disorder at some point, such as phobias of specific things; generalized anxiety that affects people over a long period of ...

CDFW genetic research finds California’s nutria were reintroduced from Oregon, boosting eradication efforts and urging ...