Scientists say that 55 percent of differences in human lifespan are due to genetic makeup, much more than previously believed ...

Snakes have lost the gene that encodes ghrelin, a hormone that helps regulate hunger in many vertebrates, according to a new ...

A new study of German twins suggests that the strong connection between a young adult's cognitive ability and their future ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An X-linked gene called ...

Researchers gain an insight into the relationship between the immune system and the gut microbiome in songbirds.

Seven years ago, I took a bet from one of the most controversial figures in the scientific world. Charles Murray, the political scientist who—along with the late psychologist Richard Herrnstein—wrote ...

A person's genetic makeup can influence how easy or difficult it is to sculpt a muscular physique. Fortunately, it's not the ...

The discovery could open up new ways for treating diseases such as MS by leveraging molecules that are already present in the ...

Hooray for the Morapians! I have no idea who they are, but they’ve helped make the effect of genes on politics much clearer. I just read an article that I really like for that very reason. The ...