Angiosperms, also known as flowering plants, represent the most diverse group of seed plants, and their origin and evolution ...

The human genome is no longer just a sequence to be read. It’s a dynamic structure that twists, folds, and reshapes itself in ...

Brenna Henn had a long-term grant to study the genetic diversity of Africans and people of African descent. Then her N.I.H.

Abortion is called “health care”; in reality, it is the killing of a developing human life. The slogan “my body, my choice” ...

Around 45 percent of human DNA is made up of transposable elements, or TEs—genetic leftovers from now-extinct viruses that scientists once believed to be “junk DNA.” But that view is changing, and a ...

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Scientists have sequenced the largest genome of all animals, the lungfish genome. Their data help to explain how the fish-ancestors of today's land vertebrates were able to conquer land. Thirty times ...

Researchers working with Colossal Biosciences have assembled a near-complete Tasmanian tiger genome and developed artificial reproductive technologies that could help de-extinct the species. When you ...

Research reveals that five DNA letters can switch chromatin between fluid and solid-like states, influencing gene ...

As 2025 winds to a close, let's look back on another big year in science news, both globally and here in Australia.