evolution
29/05/2020 - 12:28
“It’s very cool,” says Jennifer Raff, a geneticist at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, who studies the peopling of the Americas.... →
19/12/2019 - 17:58
Using the human genome, the researchers found that the maximum natural lifespan of humans is 38 years, which matches anthropological... →
06/08/2019 - 12:28
Nothing pulls at the imagination like extremes – overwrought banquets and orgies, epic battles, devastating natural disasters, glorious... →
18/09/2018 - 16:18
Daily Dilemmas
You might find yourself one day in a restaurant with friends and, feeling a little adventurous, you order a plate of... →
15/09/2018 - 12:56
The scientists are working with the Genome 10,000 consortium on the Vertebrate Genomes Project, which is seeking to map the genomes of all... →
06/07/2018 - 16:09
But if being gay is inborn, rather than a choice, moral arguments against same-sex relationships become more complicated, because it's... →
09/06/2018 - 12:21
The ultra-modern ark-shaped edifice is set to open in July alongside the Tel Aviv University campus and houses over 5.5 million specimens... →
18/03/2018 - 13:12
Haider Warraich, a fellow in cardiovascular medicine at the Duke University Medical Center (and an occasional Atlantic ... →
11/03/2018 - 15:37
Although it’s already well known that we should pace our studies, new research suggests that we should aim for “minimal interference”... →
22/01/2018 - 14:33
Humans are slowly returning to the wildness around the power plant. A government workforce, large enough to carefully manage radiation... →
12/01/2018 - 12:47
Most everyone knows that women, on average, live longer than men. But nobody knows why. Some have suggested it is because men behave... →
11/12/2017 - 18:23
As Mann dived into the topic of boredom, she found that it was actually “very interesting.” It’s certainly not pointless. Wijnand van... →