Sugar, aspartame (Equal), sucralose (Splenda) and glycyrrhizin (licorice root) are all significantly associated with a higher risk of early puberty, particularly in genetically predisposed children, ...

Consuming certain sweeteners commonly found in foods and beverages may increase the risk of early puberty in children, ...

The era of bio-digital convergence is upon us two decades after it was first predicted, and the merging of biology and ...

Ancient DNA from prehistoric bones reveals a 37,000-year timeline of human infections, tracing our long struggle with disease.

Certain foods may affect how you smell when compounds interact with bacteria — fish, garlic, spices and red meat could ...

Screen-centric lifestyles may be influencing human evolution through impacts on cognition, sleep, reproduction, and the microbiome, reshaping natural selection.

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

Researchers sequenced the knotty sea spider’s genome for the first time, revealing a missing gene that many other animals ...

Root microbiomes contain microbes that help plants survive times of stress and may potentially improve crop yields in ...

While there is no definitive evidence linking chemicals to increased cancer risk in young people, this is an area of intense ...

In the dry, windswept valleys of Northern Chile, two ancient skeletons are changing how scientists understand the history of ...