When researchers asked why we are not more intelligent, given the adaptive evolutionary process, their conclusion was that problems would arise if we had too much intelligence.

Researchers at Delft University of Technology and the University of Basel have established a biomimetic nanopore that provides a unique test and measurement platform for the way that proteins move into a cell's nucleus.

A new article sets out to discover why grandparents and their grandchildren share such strong connections across generations.

A greater risk of serious behavior problems later in life has been linked to infants who cry excessively, and who have problems sleeping and feeding.

A recent study has shown that earwig mothers are able to detect odors from the unhealthiest “nymphs” of their brood and accordingly adjust their behavior to ensure that the fittest young receive more attention than their siblings.