Around 70,000 years ago, Homo sapiens faced near extinction due to the Toba supervolcano eruption, which triggered a volcanic ...

In Croatia, archaeologists have discovered a mass grave dating back to the third century CE that indicates another key to ...

Scientists urge the Indian government to secure fair profit sharing for the Global South in upcoming genetic resources ...

A mosquito that was believed to have evolved in the London Underground is actually of ancient Mediterranean origin, genetic ...

As giant farms grow just one kind — a clone — a deadly and persistent fungus thrives. Botanical gardens like Norfolk’s want their conservatories to preserve and foster threatened and ...

The Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew holds more than 2.5 billion wild plant seeds from around 40,000 ...

Researchers have uncovered microbial evidence in the remains of Napoleon’s soldiers from the 1812 Russian retreat. Genetic ...

A group of scientists intentionally planted corn misfits to perpetuate the wide array of genetic variation in the Midwest’s ...

According to the WHO, among the 1.9 billion women of reproductive age (15–49 years) worldwide in 2021, a total of 1.1 billion ...

The story of when, how and why wellness influencers have gained the ability to spread health misinformation on social media.