Genetics

Genetics

Plastic anatomical torsos in a classroom.
An evolutionary biologist explains why you probably won't grow a tail.
The cosmic story of us wasn’t inevitable, but the culmination of many chance events. By the time our planet was four billion years old, the rise of large plants and animals […]
A composite image juxtaposing a celestial body with a cratered surface alongside an abstract representation of a human face with distorted features.
We’re a long way from the beginnings of life on Earth. Here’s the key to how we got there. The Universe was already two-thirds of its present age by the time […]
Who should sit atop the iron throne? Let your DNA decide. Here on Earth, we hold one important truth to be self-evident above all others: that all humans are created equal. […]