Scientists often use "epigenetic clocks" to measure biological aging, but what makes these clocks tick is not fully ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have published results that shed new light on an old question: what causes aging at the molecular level? Their findings ...

Following vocal criticism of an initial revision to Iowa’s science education standards that stripped away phrases like “climate change” and “biological evolution” from what students ...

Meanwhile, climate change is altering the characteristics of habitats worldwide, with more animals carrying, and more insects spreading, diseases to each other and to humans. Concern is also growing ...

Altering the DNA of living organisms could be an early step in re-engineering the natural world to help curb climate change. By Eric Lipton Science is always focused on breakthroughs and the next ...

Sometimes these disruptions are caused by natural changes to your biological rhythms as you age. Other times, it can be due to alterations in your environment and activities. Jet lag disorder.

Although the standards would still include the concept of biological change over time, the word "evolution" was erased. Some Iowans are raising concern about new proposed state science standards.

Iowa’s current draft of its K-12 science standards, which include changing the word “evolution” to “biological change over time” drew ire from some parents, educators, students and ...