ETH Zurich scientists have created “MetaGraph,” a revolutionary DNA search engine that functions like Google for genetic data. By compressing global genomic datasets by a factor of 300, it allows ...

A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said.

Many people in other parts of the U.S. also have reported making special treks to the region in hopes of seeing it ...

The rare visitor, believed to be a Common Cuckoo normally inhabits parts of Europe and Asia and almost never makes its way ...

Birds that end up far from home, like the New York common cuckoo, are known as “vagrants.” They’re fairly common during ...

A bird sighting on New York's Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in hopes of spotting a feathered ...

Depression is a complex mental disorder affecting millions of people worldwide. It is characterised by persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest in daily activities. But does it affect women ...

A breakthrough new type of genetic testing is helping families going through in vitro fertilization by testing embryos for future risk of heart disease, psychological conditions and even adult-onset ...

The blood test is called ROCA, which stands for "risk of ovarian cancer algorithm" and allows doctors to screen for proteins and other cancer-causing substances as well as alterations in genes ...

A study has found 6,000 gene variants responsible for causing depression among women, in addition to the 7,000 of those shared with men, potentially explaining why the risk is double in women. A gene ...

Snow leopards are at a high risk of extinction in the wild. Poaching and habitat destruction threaten the felines, which are native to the mountain ranges of Central and Asia. But a new study, ...