Unique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the ...

Prior research has shown that many people of European descent carry genes that allow them to easily digest the sugars (lactose) present in milk, in sharp contrast to people of East Asian descent ...

Washington state will soon have another tool to support long-term management for one of the highest priority invasive species ...

These findings challenge the long-held narrative about migration into and out of North Africa before and during the Neolithic.

During a partial solar eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and Earth. The moon casts a shadow on Earth and only partly blocks the sun, making it appear like a crescent. Unlike a total solar ...

For decades, scientists were baffled by why thorny skates in the North Atlantic came in two distinct sizes. Despite extensive ...

Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease around a ... which in North America is most likely to be the eastern deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus). The virus is often transmitted through the ...

one a male German-Polish wolf -- a species found mostly in western Poland and eastern Germany -- and the other an Italian she ...

A study is hoping to raise awareness of barriers faced by Eastern European women accessing health and support services. The University of Sunderland and the charity International Community ...

A placinta is the iconic Romanian pie baked in a rectangular tray and served cold as a snack. In spring, people prepare it with foraged plants such as nettles, dandelions, wild spinach and even ...

The tool we've identified is called a Quina scraper. This type of stone tool is well known from archaeological sites in ...