Drawing inspiration from a class on coarse-graining methods in physics, researchers realized that the technique could be used to understand how microbes evolve over time. The results reveal microbial ...

There’s a growing awareness of how deeply our family histories shape us. We’re not just individuals navigating life; we’re members of an emotional system that stretches back through generations.

Grandma’s china isn’t the only thing that families pass down from generation to generation. Along with heirlooms and tchotchkes, families create and pass down emotional legacies. Grandparents and ...