Researchers hope the study's findings will help diagnose illnesses in future since people with similar genes may contract similar diseases.

From a “cosmic horror” to the “terrifying ghosts of Bjork,” the black hole's sound is testing the limits of human language.

Reptiles were the fastest to adapt to global warming during successive climate change crises in terms of bodily changes.

Two studies, the most comprehensive so far, show in unprecedented detail how Antarctica is changing.

Researchers say it is ‘vitally important’ that the use of forever chemicals is rapidly restricted.

"...you're going to see a sharp decline in their population because we just don't have the genetic diversity," the researchers said.

"The latest findings raise a slew of questions — not least, whether medical and biological determinations of death will need revising," experts note.

With a limited pool of pollinators to choose from, plant species may begin competing against each other to reproduce.

By seeming rather oblivious to risks that a pessimist would hurry to point out, optimists can end up looking less intelligent by default.

"We've identified a needle in a haystack."

"This is one case where the admixture with Neanderthals has a direct impact in the clinic. Otherwise therapeutic doses can be toxic for carriers of the Neanderthal gene variant.”

Bad dreams allow people to process negative emotions as they lay asleep, undisturbed -- reducing emotional distress when they're up.

James Webb was known for being homophobic and discriminatory. Does he still deserve to be honored by science?

The AI, named PLATO, was trained to "address the gap between humans and machines" by drawing on developmental psychology.

The discovery of pain perception in insects raises new ethical considerations.

“[B]eing aware of the impact of caffeine could help people make small savings or... be more aware of the potential for unplanned spending.”

The discovery is "one of the botanical wonders of the world."

Researchers say it’s incredibly rare for this cultural transmission "to be documented on such a large scale in a non-human species."