A bevy of genes known to be active during human fetal and infant development first appeared at the same time that the prefrontal cortex—the area of the brain associated with human intelligence and personality—took shape in primates.

The case challenging the right of a healthcare company to patent cancer genes may make it all the way to the US Supreme Court.

The largest virus to be sequenced prompts researchers to consider whether giant viruses were once full-fledged living organisms.

The government is on a deadline to review the more than 700 species that researchers have petitioned to be added to the endangered species list.

The mother of disabled twins doggedly pursued the root of her children's illness and found it in their genome profiles.

Fifteen to 47-million-year-old fossil beetles have retained their structural colors almost intact.

UNESCO will reconsider awarding a life sciences prize funded by an African dictator WHO has been accused of corruption and human rights violations.

A correction will be made to a renowned atlas, a recent edition of which incorrectly showed Greenland lost extreme amounts of ice.

MicroRNAs from plants accumulate in mammalian blood and tissues, where they can regulate gene expression.

A new technique that makes ovarian cancer cells glow white allow surgeons to better visualize the tumors they aim to remove.

Dinosaur and early bird feathers trapped in amber around 80 million years ago provide unprecedented insight into the evolution of plumage.

After rummaging through thousands of amber inclusions housed at the University of Alberta and the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Canada, researchers discovered 11 amber encased-feather fossils that provide the most detailed picture yet of early feather evolution.