Dr Ilovi dismissed claims that mothers contribute more to intelligence because of the X chromosome, saying such arguments ...

For years, many families have believed that a child’s intelligence is inherited from the mother, a claim often repeated in ...

An evolutionary "trap" has haunted crested and marbled newts for 25 million years: Leiden researchers have uncovered a mysterious DNA error that should not be able to arise—yet persists all the same.

For every man older than 110, there are nine women. Before she died in August at age 117, supercentenarian Maria Branyas — the world’s oldest verified person — credited her bonus years not to any high ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...