Scientists studying thousands of rats discovered that gut bacteria are shaped by both personal genetics and the genetics of ...

Recent studies showing wide cultural and individual differences in biophilia call into question the claim that humans are instinctive nature lovers.

If something similar occurs in humans, and given growing evidence that the gut microbiome matters for health, genetic influence on human health may be underestimated in large studies; genes may affect ...

Nurture is more influential than nature when it comes to number of major diseases and premature death, according to a new Oxford study. Environmental factors are almost 10 times more important than ...

Presenter Caroline Steel steps into the world of one of the world’s greatest laughter experts, Professor Sophie Scott, neuroscientist at University College London. In her office stuffed with ...

A review of studies reveals nature phobias affect up to 9% of people globally. Broader nature aversion threatens conservation ...

There is a possible link to IgA nephropathy, an autoimmune kidney disease. The bacterium Paraprevotella may alter the ...

Kris Stewart loved her cat Bear. A lot. So much so that when he died in 2022, she raced to store his DNA. “He was a very ...

Your "roommate's" genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats ...

A recent study finds that certain psychiatric disorders have considerable genetic overlap. But these genes aren’t the whole ...

Is psychopathy born or bred? Science may finally have the answer thanks to brain scanning technology that reveals anatomical ...

Going by his words, understanding the human brain is far more complex than comprehending the entire solar system. Veteran ...