For decades, scientists have debated whether humans or climate change were responsible for the extinction of many large mammals, birds, and reptiles...

For decades, scientists have debated whether humans or climate change were responsible for the extinction of many large mammals, birds, and reptiles...

The species survived on an island north of Siberia for thousands of years, scientists reported, but were most likely plagued by genetic abnormalities.

Bowel cancer cells have the ability to regulate their growth using a genetic on-off switch to maximize their chances of survival, a phenomenon that's...

For the first time, scientists have recently obtained genetic material and analyzed genome sequences from the ancient Minoans and Mycenaeans, who...

Adventurous spirits looking to have some fun can test their mettle in solving a corn maze that opened near Kranj, north-west of Ljubljana, on 6 July....

Swedish researchers have surveyed all people under the age of 25 who have had cancer since 1958. The study, led by researchers at Linköping...

Human fear of sharks has deep roots. Written works and art from the ancient world contain references to sharks preying on sailors as early as the...

Neanderthals, our closest evolutionary relatives, inhabited parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction around 30,000 years ago. Genetic studies...

A recent study suggests that the melodies of popular songs in the U.S. have become simpler since 1950. Researchers Madeline Hamilton and Marcus Pearce...