Plants can carry long-lasting genetic damage from past population crashes, leaving them more vulnerable to future environmental change.

Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human ...

An estimated 170,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2025. Many people know the causes of cancer are partly genetic. But how do your genes, which contribute so much of what makes you you, ...

An autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid gland, called autoimmune hypothyroidism (AIHT), is the most common autoimmune disease, yet it remains largely understudied. New research from scientists ...

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

When a nuclear disaster empties a landscape of people, nature doesn’t politely wait for instructions. It moves in. After the ...

A child’s Body Mass Index (BMI) at age 10 and their subsequent growth trajectory through age 18 are critical indicators of future metabolic health, according to a new study mapping the genetic ...

The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre is marking “more than two decades of sustained commitment to cancer genetics and ...

It's long been assumed the Jomon people, who had inhabited the Japanese archipelago since around 16,000 years ago, had multiple lineages resulting from different migration routes. But new genetic ...

Genealogy study claims first conclusive case of sex ‘distortion’ in humans — but not all researchers are convinced.

“We are going to see an epidemic of dementia as our population gets older,” Dr Horton said. India, specifically, is projected ...