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This video explores a wide range of human traits and characteristics by examining how common or rare they are across the global population. Using statistics and percentages, it moves from widely ...

Catherine O'Hara's heart and organs were a mirror image of most people's. Though that is rare, congenital heart defects are fairly common.

A discovery beneath Kolsåstoppen, a forested hill in eastern Norway, is drawing new attention to rock carvings created more ...

The condition has been nicknamed the ‘Celtic curse’ because it disproportionately affects people of Celtic ancestry.

As space travel expands, scientists warn that reproductive health risks and ethical gaps can no longer be ignored.

Scientists analyzing ancient DNA from a 12,000-year-old double burial in southern Italy uncovered genetic evidence of a rare inherited growth disorder in two closely related prehistoric individuals. A ...

Before parenting became a 24/7 anxiety loop, pld-school moms didn't listen to parenting podcasts or watch Instagram reels, ...

Stemming from a rare genetic condition, Brian Tobin has had cancer six times since the age of 25. However, he says people can survive and thrive despite this challenge ...

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A new study by researchers at Kiel University and MPI-EvolBio describes how more efficient protein production drives the ...

Orcas are born with powerful bodies and sharp teeth, but they are not born knowing how to hunt. Here’s why they depend so ...