Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

A new study has developed a powerful computational method that can detect how genes interact with each other to influence complex traits in humans at a scale previously impossible. The new method was ...

A newly identified and rare genetic variant slows the growth of mutated blood stem cells, researchers report, and it reduces the risk of leukemia.

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

Your "roommate's" genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats ...

In the last decade, archaeologists have learned to read the genetic traces that ancient humans and Neanderthals left not only ...

Take a look back at the genetics stories that resonated most with readers this year. M uch of what shapes people’s lives ...