New research into the genetics of Anopheles funestus (An. funestus), one of the most neglected but prolific malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in Africa, has revealed how this species is evolving in ...

Are humans evolving more through culture than DNA? A new study explores how medicine, technology, and institutions may guide ...

According to a recent international study, fragments of ancient viral DNA once considered "junk" may in fact play a role in regulating our genes. Using an innovative method to trace the ...

An. funestus is one of the most widespread mosquito species in Africa, with the females attracted to humans as a source of ...

It was ruthlessly hunted to extinction by humans over 300 years ago. But scientists are one step closer to bringing the dodo ...

Seventy-nine percent of endemic species are showing declines, underscoring how fragile island biodiversity is in the face of ecosystem changes. Insects play essential roles in ecosystems, from ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

A moss hunter was searching in Wolf Creek near Swamp Mountain in Linn County on July 24, 1976, when they stumbled upon a skull, police said, adding that the hunter contacted the Linn County Sheriff’s ...

Where did humans come from, and what makes us unique? Discover the remarkable origins of Homo sapiens ... Thanks to groundbreaking fossil evidence, and advances in DNA science, we are able to picture ...

Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey. We sat down with her to discuss the path of our species out of Africa to ...

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

Malaria is one of the world's most widespread and deadliest parasitic diseases. But some people may have natural protection ...