A large study seeks to answer whether a man’s childhood diet has transgenerational repercussions.

A group of scientists in northern Norway are using the technique to measure biodiversity’s response to past and present climate change.

The molecular processes that lead males to be more susceptible to the disease are only beginning to come to light.

A study suggests that the direct transfer of DNA methylation marks from one generation to the next is much less common than scientists previously thought.

The blue lagoons of the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin provide a glimpse into the planet’s ancient past.

A finding pushes back the timeline on humankind’s conquest of one of Earth’s harshest environments, and may provide clues about interactions with their hominin relatives.

Birds drifting on the surface of the sea could provide valuable data for oceanographers.

Researchers develop an app that can estimate the biological age of a rodent from its mug shot—and could give a boost to the science of human aging in the process.

With genetic tweaks, researchers can coax corn and other cereals to take in more iron, but sometimes the plants rebel.