A new study suggests that inherited traits explain a small but measurable share of why some people relocate far from where they were born.

Scientists have found that a special component in some people's blood provides them with natural protection against malaria. A recent study has demonstrated that a genetic variant named rs112233623-T ...

Live Science spoke with a bioethicist and sociologist about emerging genomic technologies, including those that enable parents to "score" and "select" IVF embryos.

Couples can now model 100 potential children across rare and common diseases, offering the most complete picture of ...

When a nuclear disaster empties a landscape of people, nature doesn’t politely wait for instructions. It moves in. After the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, entire ...

A new radiocarbon reassessment has established that the so-called Lapedo child from central Portugal was buried approximately ...

Researchers have found that the severity of autism symptoms, rather than the diagnosis itself, is linked to patterns of brain connectivity associated with genes connected to autism and ADHD.

A wild banana’s hidden gene may help save the world’s favorite fruit from a relentless fungal threat. Scientists have identified a powerful source of natural resistance to a fungal disease that ...

The EAT-Lancet planetary health diet may reduce chronic kidney disease risks, particularly for individuals with specific ...

A recent study has found that the lower number in a blood pressure reading, known as diastolic blood pressure, may be linked ...

Researchers are evaluating the P-CARE model, which integrates results from a blended genome-exome sequencing assay and family ...