The headline figure of lifespan being around “50% heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine half of a person’s life chances. In reality, the genetic contribution for any given ...

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Researchers have detected microplastics in blood, placentas, and organs. A scientific review explains how they affect human biology.

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Thailand’s oil painting reproduction industry is gaining international recognition as demand rises for handcrafted art alternatives. Supported ...

What determines how long we live—and to what extent is our lifespan shaped by our genes? Surprisingly, for decades, scientists believed that the heritability of human lifespan was relatively low ...

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

Columnist Michael Le Page delves into a catalogue of hundreds of potentially beneficial gene mutations and variants that is ...

Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says authorities broke the public’s trust in the Covid era. Now it’s up to outsiders to restore it.

Perhaps the most compelling argument for the distinction between human and AI music lies in the nature of creativity itself.

Stacy Trasancos is a chemist and author of “IVF is Not the Way: The False Promises of Artificial Procreation” (Sophia ...