A family in Utah with a disproportionate number of boys has been traced back over hundreds of years, revealing that its lack of female members is probably due to a selfish Y chromosome ...

Hunter Syndrome is a rare genetic condition that can cause damage to the body and the brain. It often causes children to pass away in their teens, but a UNC Health ...

Genetic data show that 14 psychiatric diagnoses cluster into five families of shared risk, explaining why conditions like ...

An expert who worked on the infamous Idaho murders case has explained how digital technology could unearth new clues in the mysterious disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.

Neanderthal DNA is not distributed evenly throughout the human genome. Scientists say the explanation may be mating behavior.

Humans and Neanderthals cozied up from time to time when they lived in the same areas tens of thousands of years ago. But we ...

Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans.

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

Scientists have identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human health ...

How do plants achieve their remarkably regular arrangement of leaves and flowers? And why does this pattern remain so stable, even as plants grow and respond to their environment? Researchers at ...

“From Brown to Evergreen: How Eye Colors Evolved” Your eyes may seem ordinary when you catch your reflection each morn ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bryan Llenas reports live from Tucson, AZ, with updates on the search for Nancy Guthrie. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirms ...