This isn’t just idle weather chat. There’s serious science behind Ireland’s famously gloomy skies, and compelling evidence that they’ve shaped not just our landscape, but our ...

The first gene pair, SLC24A5 and SLC45A2, played a role in skin pigmentation in Europeans. The second pair, EDAR and EDA2R, was involved in the development of hair follicles in Asians. And the ...

Pigments and colors play a crucial role in nature, supporting functions such as camouflage, communication, mate attraction, and protection from radiation. Leucophores, which form uric acid crystals, ...

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