Female songbirds choose mates based on their songs, and this study provides some insights into what aspects of song they use to identify a "quality" male When a female chooses a mate, she is looking ...

After decades of isolation and lack of exposure to members of the public, the Whittaker family in West Virginia shot to fame ...

The filmmaker who brought attention to what's been dubbed "America's most inbred family" has shared his initial encounter with them. Mark Laita, who first created a video about the Whittakers of Odd, ...

The most inbred family in America has a new member in their ranks. The Whittakers - who live in the village of Odd, 75 miles south of Charleston - have been known to bark at people, communicate ...

Dog breeds are often recognized for distinctive traits — the short legs of a dachshund, wrinkled face of a pug, spotted coat of a Dalmatian. Unfortunately, the genetics that give various breeds their ...

Some people consider inbreeding a bad word, and believe that many of the racehorse’s weaknesses, such as unsoundness and bleeding, are because there’s too much inbreeding going on. In fact, the ...

The Neanderthal genome included harmful mutations that made the hominids around 40 percent less reproductively fit than modern humans, according to new estimates. Non-African humans inherited some of ...

13:13, Thu, Mar 21, 2024 Updated: 13:20, Thu, Mar 21, 2024 Larry Whittaker from the most inbred family in America has died at 67. The Whittakers are known worldwide because they have a lot of ...

Three members of the Whittaker family, long known as America’s most inbred household, were quietly removed from their isolated home in Odd, West Virginia, after years of viral scrutiny. Relatives say ...

Inbreeding, or incest, was a common theme that got explored in Game of Thrones. While it was largely considered to be taboo by the time Cersei and Jaime Lannister rolled around, it seems to still be ...