Geneticists have a better understanding of how prehistoric pairings unfolded, with new research suggesting they were mostly ...

CRISPR gene drives bias inheritance in pests, advancing population-level control while raising questions about resistance and ecological governance.

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic ...

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia.

Washington — When Homo sapiens trekked out of Africa, our species encountered Neanderthal populations already inhabiting the ...

Since 2010, scientists have known that Neanderthals and our ancestors had offspring together, and those hybrid babies passed down their genes to many present-day people. But the idea of “archaic ...

A single exposure to a toxic fungicide during pregnancy can increase epigenetic disease risk for 20 subsequent generations.

One toxic exposure during pregnancy may affect health for up to 20 generations and could help explain rising chronic disease ...

Researchers studied rats exposed to a fungicide used primarily in fruit crops and found that a heightened prevalence of disease persisted through 20 generations.

“From Brown to Evergreen: How Eye Colors Evolved” Your eyes may seem ordinary when you catch your reflection each morn ...

In “What We Inherit,” Sam Trejo and Daphne O. Martschenko examine the link between genetic myths and social genomics.