Baby Neanderthals may have been much larger and grown much more quickly than their modern Homo sapiens counterparts, ...

Investigating a common gene in three very different species—salamanders, mice and zebrafish—scientists have discovered the ...

Data from more than 15,000 ancient people reveal natural selection of hundreds of genes linked to immunity, skin tone, ...

The animal kingdom is no stranger to astonishing abilities, including the remarkable power to regenerate lost or damaged body ...

Many of today’s “healthy” habits, like sipping lemon water, kombucha, or sparkling drinks throughout the day, have become ...

Japanese scientists begin first human trials of TRG-035, a drug that regrows adult teeth by targeting USAG-1 protein, aiming ...

Wisdom teeth are more than just an uncomfortable dentist appointment. They are evidence of how human evolution cherry-picked ...

Neurons communicate through dendrites, delicate tree-like branches that receive signals from other cells. When these structures are damaged, the brain’s wiring is disrupted. Scientists have long ...

Plants and animals have evolved all sorts of ways to make themselves more appealing to potential mates—including colorful feet, flamboyant feathers, complex mating dances and sexual deception. Many ...

My takeaway from the opening of “New Humans: Memories of the Future” is that the project of “contemporary art” may be ending. Sorry, that’s a big statement ...

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