A new study concludes that the speed at which the human brain evolved may help explain why our species experiences autism.

What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The ...

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Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Directed evolution is eerily ...

The human gastrointestinal tract is in a constant state of flux; it hosts a diverse and dynamic community of microbes known as the gut microbiome, and is constantly exposed to things in the ...

Scientists announced the Biodiversity Cell Atlas project to map every cell type across all eukaryotic life on Earth.

Graham Johnson, a computational biologist and scientific illustrator at the Allen Institute for Cell Science, recalls ...

Cancer does not develop overnight. It can take decades for cancer-promoting changes in the genome to eventually lead to the formation of a malignant tumor. Researchers at the German Cancer Research ...