Genetics

New genotype tests reveal most Brits have Neanderthal DNA

A leading testing expert says DNA genotype testing is revealing how most of us have a little Neanderthal in our blood, and how our unique DNA sequence can reveal our origins and track our ancestors' migration over 50,000 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

How plants can change your state of mind

Plants look so different from animals, that it's easy for many people to think of them as alien and separate from us. Most people appreciate how pretty flowers and trees look and know photosynthesis is essential to life. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Sleepless and selfish: Lack of sleep makes us less generous

Humans help each other—it's one of the foundations of civilized society. But a new study by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, reveals that a lack of sleep blunts this fundamental human attribute, with ...

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