Holding an inheritance over a relative’s head made for compelling characters in Dickens’ novels, but there is absolutely nothing to be gained – for anyone – in behaving this way.

When leaving a substantial inheritance to a married adult child, how do you tell them not to commingle those funds with their spouse without it causing problems in their marriage? So far, my daughter ...

Some genes are passed on from parent to offspring without ever being part of a nuclear chromosome. Where are these genes found, and how does this non-nuclear inheritance occur?

Pity Gregor Mendel. Far enough ahead of his peers that his work wasn't appreciated in his own lifetime. When the world was finally ready to deal with his results, the scientific community almost ...

DEAR AMY: My dear brother died four years ago, leaving his daughter "Patsy" as his sole heir. My brother was long-divorced, and lived a couple of hours away from my sister and me; though we remained ...

Dear Amy: My dear brother died four years ago, leaving his daughter "Patsy" as his sole heir. My brother was long-divorced, and lived a couple of hours away from my sister and me. Though we remained ...