The genes we inherit may have a subtle influence over whether we experiment with and make a habit of using cannabis.

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Evolution is hard to model mathematically, but a new study may have found a way to do just that with some inspiration from an unlikely source.

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The obesity rate has been steadily climbing and so have scientific efforts to understand why. A new study, published in ...

On a remote island in Lake Michigan, some old apple trees could have very rare, never-before-discovered genes. And if they do ...

On the morning of March 26, 2013, approximately 60,000 liters (16,000 gallons) of an oil byproduct used to produce asphalt ...

This begs the obvious question of how and why some people become leaders in the first place. Furthermore, few psychological ...

New research reveals how complex interactions between genetic variants can explain different outcomes in disorders like ...