The asteroid Ryugu, millions of miles away from Earth, might not look that exciting. But on it, we now know, lie some of the most important molecular building blocks of life. In a study published ...

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 ...

Weizmann Institute study finds genetics may account for about 50 percent of human lifespan, more than double previous estimates.

The neurologic disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE has most often been found in people who experienced ...

Most lethal mutations in wild fruit flies are driven by newly transferred jumping genes, not small DNA errors, according to a new study from Duke University. The findings, published in PLOS Biology, ...

Wolves living inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone show genetic and immune-system signals that researchers say may be linked ...

A new study of German twins suggests that the strong connection between a young adult's cognitive ability and their future ...

Bowhead whales survived thousands of years of climate change, but human hunting caused damage that still continues today.

Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced in a press release that a study published in JCO Precision Oncology indicates their RiskScore® tool enhances breast cancer screening by aligning clinician ...

Livestock breeders could soon have more tools to improve the health and quality of their animals, thanks to a recent study ...

Many MS genetic risk factors are shared across ancestral backgrounds, but European-focused studies may miss others, per a study.

A sweeping genomic analysis reveals how psychiatric disorders cluster into five biological families, exposing shared pathways and pinpointing where their genetic roots diverge. Study: Mapping the ...