While developing his theory of natural selection, Charles Darwin was horrified by a group of wasps that lay their eggs within the bodies of caterpillars, with the larvae eating their hosts alive from ...

A lesser-known inheritance tax loophole is allowing families to save significantly on their IHT bills – and financial advisers say they are using it with more clients than ever since chancellor Rachel ...

In Mendelian inheritance patterns, you receive one version of a gene, called an allele, from each parent. These alleles can be dominant or recessive. Non-Mendelian genetics don’t completely follow ...

University of Vermont Professor Melissa Pespeni led a research team that explored how tiny sea creatures evolve. Her discovery provides hope that organisms in the ocean my be more resilient to the ...

Ever feel like you’ve had one cup too many? Of coffee, that is. Or, honestly, the first cup might already feel like overkill for your nervous system and stress levels. So, is drinking coffee a ...

The distressing topic of taking one’s own life has an unfortunate timeliness to it, as the COVID-19 pandemic has indirectly caused an increase in suicides among young people, while leaving an overall ...

Rare but deadly blood clots tied to Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 shots were caused by an autoimmune reaction that some people are predisposed to, researchers found, a discovery ...

I've lost count of how many movies I've seen since the '90s. In recent years, I've started watching flicks from the '70s and '60s. And I think I'll be having a go at the '50s and '40s quite soon. I'm ...

Twenty years ago last month, scientists sequenced the first human genome in the landmark Human Genome Project. Among the many things they discovered was that while any two humans have 99.6 percent of ...

There are hundreds of genes that influence fat storage and metabolism. So, do we have any control over our weight at all? The experts weigh in. A technician displays a used flow cell, which holds DNA ...