Scientists discover that hidden mechanical rules in tissues help shape animal bodies, explaining why corals and jellyfish ...

Scientists say that 55 percent of differences in human lifespan are due to genetic makeup, much more than previously believed ...

Hooray for the Morapians! I have no idea who they are, but they’ve helped make the effect of genes on politics much clearer. I just read an article that I really like for that very reason. The ...

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An X-linked gene called ...

Having good genes might be a shortcut to a nice physique—but they're not everything. Here's what you need to know.

Genetic research across multiple studies now points to a clear pattern: populations living in the Andes highlands for ...

Political leaders like United States President Donald Trump and business oligarchs like Elon Musk have increasingly suggested that human behaviour and social outcomes are rooted in genetics. Trump has ...

A new study from the University of Cambridge found that Labradors and humans share a key gene linked to obesity. The DENND1B gene influences hunger signals in the brain, making those with the variant ...