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Just 5% of the human genome is subject to neutral evolution but this process remains central to understanding the history of human migration across the Earth.

Careful design of the green spaces in cities will benefit both wild animals and humans.

The discovery of a gene that regulates two segmentation mechanisms in spider embryos is fueling the ongoing debate about the evolution of this crucial developmental process.

Being exposed to cannabinoids in the womb has different consequences for male and female rats. .

A family of retroviral-like elements in the human genome has a pervasive influence on gene expression.

A transcription factor called SALL4 could be the missing link between thalidomide and the limb defects caused by the drug.

A mutation that causes heart disease in humans increases the number of active myosin heads during contraction in the muscles of fruit flies, leading to the progressive dysfunction of the flight muscles and heart tube.

The relationship between grid cells and two types of neurons found in the medial entorhinal cortex has been clarified.

We are starting to understand how the cerebellum contributes to vocal learning in songbirds.

Experiments in wind tunnels have shed light on the rules that govern how flies respond when they detect odors.