Why do some people feel chills when listening to music, reading poetry, or viewing a powerful work of art, while others do ...

A new study suggests that inherited traits explain a small but measurable share of why some people relocate far from where they were born.

People often remark that allergies run in their family, but the genetic causes have remained unclear. Previous food allergy ...

“From Brown to Evergreen: How Eye Colors Evolved” Your eyes may seem ordinary when you catch your reflection each morn ...

Despite widespread misconceptions, eating disorders aren’t a choice, they’re serious, potentially life-threatening conditions. While social and environmental factors do influence someone’s risk of ...

In “What We Inherit,” Sam Trejo and Daphne O. Martschenko examine the link between genetic myths and social genomics.

Genetic genealogy uses familial DNA to trace evidence back to suspects, and now investigators are using it in the search for ...