New genetic research suggests centuries of human persecution may have selected for calmer behavior in Italy's rare Apennine ...

New US research suggests Alzheimer’s disease may be reversible in animal studies. Scientists found restoring NAD levels ...

We unpack the complicated subject of dog breeding genetics and explore arguments against very selective breeding practices.

Researchers find that altered Homer1 gene signaling quiets brain activity and improves attention in mice, raising new ...

Your "roommate's" genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats ...

Historic population bottlenecks left cheetahs genetically similar, increasing disease risk and threatening long-term survival ...

Tiny genetic variations between humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans might not be all they were cracked up to be.

Decades ago, India’s tigers were on the brink of extinction. Slowly, their numbers have rebounded. But that ecological success has prompted a dire problem—and a race to save many of them from genetic ...

Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full ...

Studying one of the simplest animals, Stanford's Prakash Lab uncovered how it folds itself into complex shapes—revealing new ...