A study being called the most comprehensive genetic analysis of North American Thoroughbreds found no genetic ties related to health concerns or durability and detected a slight rise in inbreeding ...

The genome of a once-endangered songbird shows extensive signs of inbreeding, according to a new study. Because inbreeding can negatively impact survival and reproduction, the results could guide ...

The disturbing revelation in southern Italy saw a number of skeletons discovered in a burial ground, with scientists calling ...

The Habsburg family, once at the helm of grand Spanish and Austrian empires, are infamously identified with the "Habsburg jaw", a pronounced facial deformity. Some attribute this to the high level of ...