Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Progress is being made in the fight against the most common form of malaria in Africa, but a long-lasting type of the mosquito-borne parasitic disease has a tight grip on ...

A study has found that more than 41,000 missing RNA transcripts and hundreds of potential new genes have been overlooked due ...

Researchers have uncovered new insights into a long-lost human species known for their particularly hefty craniums, according to a recent study. The Julurens — or “big head” people — are twisting ...

For most of her life, 59-year-old farmer Tip Kamlue has irrigated her fields in northern Thailand with the waters of the Kok ...

A new study by the US-based Stimson Centre think tank warns that toxic runoff from thousands of unregulated mining sites ...