Claims that genes determine intelligence, health and social outcomes are reappearing. But modern science shows environment and opportunity matter far more than genes.

British Romanian Filmmaker Rachel Taparjan presented her debut film, the documentary 'Something Familiar,' at CPH: DOX.

These twin findings transfer to single-born individuals as well. In other words, “How relatively important are these ...

The Burlington gallery presents a show of furniture, lamps, vases and other artisan-created craft items that evoke Vermont’s spooky places.

Bradley Elliott receives funding from the Physiological Society, the British Society for Research on Ageing, the Altitude Centre, and private philanthropic individuals, and has consulted for industry ...

Salk scientists discover that different people can have distinct responses to the same infection depending on how their genetics and life experiences have shaped their immune cell function. The ...

There has been some debate for many years about which has more influence on us, nature or nurture — nature being the biological makeup of a person and nurture the physical world that influences nature ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Although historically linked to older age and tobacco exposure, an increasing number of cases are now being diagnosed in ...

Two Texas twins were involved in separate family tragedies years apart, each resulting in the heartbreaking loss of young children. Their cases have opened a difficult conversation about mental health ...

The question of whether human behavior is driven by innate biological forces or the product of our learning and environment has been a popular discussion at cocktail parties and scientific conferences ...