Most people know that a baby’s sex is determined by whether it inherits an X or a Y chromosome from its father. Inheriting a Y chromosome normally produces male offspring. Not necessarily, according ...

Changing just one "letter" in the DNA of female mouse embryos triggers the development of male genitalia and testes, scientists have found. "This is a remarkable finding because such a tiny change — ...

To the editor — In today’s day and time, climate change is intensifying weather patterns across the United States, and Washington state is experiencing these effects firsthand. Warmer temperatures ...

Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, Gov. Janet Mills and Graham Platner. Credit: Andree Kehn / Sun Journal via AP; Garrick Hoffman / BDN Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion ...

To the editor — In Washington state, climate change is causing a large impact on many communities and the natural environment. The climate has had a serious rise in temperature that will create a ...

The 19th-century Swiss philologist, Ferdinand de Saussure, is widely acclaimed as a founder of modern-day linguistics—and semiology, for that matter. One of his more interesting theories is that we ...

Donald Trump has one strategy and that is to leverage a deal or defeat an opponent by exerting extreme pressure on them. He tried it with his lawsuit against CBS and succeeded, but a similar effort ...

The Big Ten Conference is demanding a rules change from the NCAA. Wednesday night, the Big Ten Conference - which, along with the SEC, is arguably the most powerful force in college sports - sent a ...

I was alarmed and disappointed to learn that, in December, the U.S. Postal Service updated its rules to define the date that a piece of mail will be postmarked. No longer will mail be postmarked on ...

Most conversations about the future of Miami focus on growth. New development, new industries, new residents. Change is often framed as something happening around us. But the truth is more complicated ...

Regarding the recent Public Forum letter, “Cox is the new Lyman” by David Harris: Mr. Harris, you mentioned supporting Gov. Cox in the last election because you found Phil Lyman to be unacceptable, ...