New research challenges the idea that self-fertilization is an evolutionary dead end and points to a more complex story.

Genes associated with male reproductive biology appear to be under relaxed selective constraint in a primate species with low sperm competition.

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A tiny set of ancient genetic “switches” may have played a surprisingly large role in making human language possible. Researchers found that these DNA regions, which act like volume controls for genes ...

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Just under 300,000 years from the moment Homo sapiens appeared in Africa, the species had encircled Earth, mastering desolate deserts and frozen wastelands and all the temperate climes in between.

The airline also has an AI tool to help passengers catch connecting flights Christopher Edwards is a writer on the Lifestyle team at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2026. His work has ...

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If you’re a lefty and have ever felt excluded from the right-handed club as you write a letter, throw a ball, or wield a hammer, you’re not imagining it. About 90 percent of people worldwide favor ...