Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Researchers have identified a genetic variant that contributed to the ...

Some 3.6 million Americans are diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma each year, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.

“I personally feel putting sun screen on your kids should be child abuse,” one UV truther wrote.

A 7,100-year-old skeleton in the Yunnan province of China has revealed a lost human lineage linked to modern Tibetans.

The good news? A modern, broad-spectrum SPF can halt that trajectory cold. Ultraviolet radiation fuels DNA damage, collagen ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Publishing in the Cell ...

As summer approaches, you might be tempted to get a “base tan” before spending serious time in the sun. But there’s no such ...

The genetic origins and evolutionary adaptations of Tibetans have long intrigued researchers. Previously, scientists had ...

It wasn’t just today’s bodies that told the story. Ancient DNA backed it up. The researchers traced the variant through time.

That genetic traces of the original population disappear completely is unusual, especially in South America,” said geneticist ...

A study of more than 100 genomes from people who lived in ancient China has unmasked a "ghost" in their midst.

The summer is just around the corner and for many, it will be time to purchase sunscreen to protect against the rays.