An interview with Paula and Bridgette Powers—identical twins who witnessed their mother's carjacking—recently went viral. The ...

Children who receive more warmth and affection from their mothers grow into more open, conscientious, and agreeable young ...

When most people think about autism, certain images come to mind: a child lining up toys in perfect rows, someone avoiding eye contact, or an individual reciting impressive facts about a specific ...

From high-altitude climbers to divers who can fish without scuba gear, scientists are finding new ways that human bodies may ...

Psychologist professor Jasmin Wertz told Newsweek that affectionate mothering during childhood can leave a lasting mark.

Internal and external environmental factors, like gender and temperature, influence gene expression. Sex-limited traits are also autosomal. Unlike sex-influenced traits, whose expression differs ...

Threshold traits don't follow the basic Mendelian rules; they're influenced by many genes and by the environment. What does this complexity lead to? Francis Galton had a strong desire to explain ...

It derives from a mix of innate dispositions and inclinations along with environmental factors and experiences. Although personality can change over a lifetime, one's core personality traits tend ...

Research led by VCU and Rutgers University provides new insights into how the people we love affect our health.

The phenome of a plant comprises the entirety of traits expressed at any given time, and is the integrated outcome of the effects of genetic factors, environmental conditions and their complex ...