Genetics
The First Male Neanderthal Genome
Genetic insights from a 110,000-year-old individual recovered from a cave in Siberia
Humans Evolving, One Way or Another
Have we moved beyond the reach of natural selection? If so, it’s likely a relatively recent development.
What Goes On Inside a Ripening Banana
The transition from green to yellow is more complicated than previously thought
Space Screws Up Sperm’s Ability to Navigate Properly
And not because they refuse to ask for directions
Were You Born to Love Music?
How you respond to art—from poetry, to visual art, to music—may be partly written in your DNA
What Do You Get When You Cross a Tardigrade with a Space Pioneer?
A little genetic engineering could help future space settlers survive the challenges of off-world living
New Gene Discovery Could Postpone the Bananapocalypse
Bananas could get wiped out, it’s happened before
Was the Human Genome Forged by Fire?
New research into burn-response genes shows evidence of accelerated evolution
