Ebola is the infection of our nightmares. How do deadly viruses like ebola evolve to affect humans?

Scientists discover how to reprogram stem cells and transform them into sperm cells.

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Sex allows a population to evolve better defenses against diseases.

As social creatures, we have an inherent desire to talk about ourselves and share moments in our lives. Sharing information about ourselves triggers the reward pathway in our brains. This is the same system that fires up when people have addictions to thi

There are more than 10,000 trillion trillion trillion viruses on Earth, so pinpointing a deadly virus can be extremely difficult. Here's how the experts detect them.

Just like chimps, Bonobos share 98% of their genes with humans. But in their female-dominated society, Bonobos solve conflict through sex.

Is a zombie apocalypse possible? Hear what some of the 'Through the Wormhole' producers think as the show takes a deep dive into the science of the undead.

Professor Paul Davies uses a chocolate factory production line to illustrate how the future limits what can be in the present.

Roughly 1 in 100 people are intersex. These people have an anatomy that doesn’t quite fit the standard definitions of male or female.

In a small town in the Dominican Republic, at least seven generations of children have seemingly been born female, but suddenly develop male genitalia at puberty. This strange condition has been nicknamed Guevedoces.

If you were to look at a brain, could you tell if it came from a male or female? Most likely not.

For decades, parents have encouraged their children to play musical instruments in hopes that it will make them smarter. Is there any truth to that? Music classes in school are more important than you might think.

Some theorize we each have an individual slice of the present and our brains trick us into believing it is the same for all. Does our brain trick us into only seeing time in one direction, and could we change that view?

Is being a genius all it's cracked up to be?

Experiments with subatomic particles show the future position of the particle limits where it can be in the present. Professor Paul Davies thinks may also be happening at the level of our everyday reality.