Genetic mutations key to horses' athletic ability (Tabitha Arn/Getty Images) A study in Science reveals that unique genetic mutations enable horses to excel [...]

Researchers ID gene variant linked to blindness in dogs (Achim Thomae/Getty Images) Researchers have discovered a new genetic variant associated with progressive retinal [...]

Spiders adapt webs to counteract urban noise pollution (Jed Share/Kaoru Share/Getty Images) Researchers have discovered that funnel-weaving spiders adapt their webs to filter [...]

Geographic split of humans linked to emerging language A genomic analysis by MIT and the American Museum of Natural History suggests that human [...]

Fossil reveals earlier timeline for cerapodan evolution A 168-million-year-old femur found in Morocco's Middle Atlas Mountains has been identified by paleontologists as belonging [...]

Scientists inched toward the "holy grail" of solar power Researchers have developed a perovskite solar cell that lasts 1,530 hours by embedding aluminum [...]

Poor sleep may raise blood pressure risk in teens (Tetra Images/Getty Images) Research presented at an American Heart Association meeting found that teens [...]

Female Guinea baboons favor skilled mates (Wolfgang Kaehler/Getty Images) Researchers have discovered that female Guinea baboons in Senegal and at Germany's Nuremberg Zoo [...]

Prosthetic hand mimics human touch Engineers at Johns Hopkins University developed a prosthetic hand that mimics human touch by blending soft and rigid [...]