Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary trade-off between big brains, bipedalism and the limits of motherhood.

“For many cell-based therapies, progress comes from connecting the right pieces at the right moment,” Klein said. “When ...

As commercial spaceflight draws ever closer and time spent in space continues to extend, the question of reproductive health ...

Tree rings hold clues about ancient solar storms. New research shows tree growth and carbon storage can shift those signals across years.

Life’s story may stretch further back than scientists once thought. Some genes found in nearly every organism today were already duplicated before all life shared a common ancestor. By tracking these ...

Human biology is the study of all aspects of the human organism including evolution, genetics, ecology, anatomy and physiology, development, anthropology, and nutrition, among others. A deep ...

One of the greatest mysteries of our planet is how a soup of lifeless chemicals transformed into the first living cell. There are several competing theories about where this happened, from frozen ...

Gain a deep understanding of people through a biological perspective—from chemical processes to whole organisms, and how humans impact and interact with their environment. Our broad-based curriculum ...

The two biology professors are the second and third faculty members known to face FBI searches in 2025. Last March, the FBI searched two homes of Xiaofeng Wang, a former Luddy School of Informatics, ...

You’ll gain a solid scientific education with hands-on learning opportunities through a variety of classroom and laboratory assignments. You can even work on research as early as your freshman year ...

How Culture Shapes Our Relationship With Tears Cultural attitudes toward crying vary widely across the world. Some cultures embrace public expressions of grief, viewing shared tears as essential to ...

As a biology major, you will gain the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking needed for a successful career in modern biology and related fields. The B.S. in Biological Sciences offers several ...