Many people are familiar with histamine, a biological molecule that serves as a key driver of allergic reactions and other immune responses. However, histamine is also a major neurotransmitter in the ...

The molecular clock theory posits that genetic changes happen steadily and gradually, offering a reliable means for peering into the past and theorizing when complex life first emerged. However, there ...

Beverage giant Coca-Cola is to cut 75 jobs at its corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The announcement was made via a notice sent to Georgia state workforce officials, stating the layoffs will ...

This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from new developments in ape cognition to an expanded perspective of a ...

Whooping cough cases are sweeping in the U.S., with tens of thousands infected and at least 13 people dead from the bacterial infection this year. While the infection rate is lower than last year, it ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to unravel in 2025. Analysis of DNA extracted from the fossil electrified the ...

American consumers in December remained downbeat about the state of the economy, a new survey shows. The Conference Board, a nonprofit group representing businesses, said Tuesday that its consumer ...

Deputy Undersecretary Kristin Sleeper’s departure is one of several bureaucratic shifts affecting policies at the Forest Service. A top Agriculture Department official overseeing the Forest Service ...

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. “It cannot be overstated that the border conflict has shifted Thailand’s ...

An exit on I-490 near Bushnell’s Basin have reopened to traffic. Earlier this year, Exit 27 toward Bushnell’s Basin was closed to accommodate the New York State Department of Transportation’s $60.8 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of “survival of the fittest” is constantly at play. New DNA mutations arise and ...