Genomes are key to unlocking life's evolutionary history. The presence and absence of certain genetic sequences and mutations ...

IN THE northernmost reaches of the globe, beneath thick sea ice, a bowhead whale can live for over two hundred years.These whales spend their winters in the depths of the ocean, coming up to breathe ...

Ancient snakes once possessed four limbs, but evolution dramatically reshaped them. A genetic 'switch' called the ZRS ...

In a world where toothpaste is formulated for the higher pH of men’s saliva, popular period products cause bodily harm, ...