A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

A pigment that makes feathers and hair orange helps prevent cellular damage by removing excess cysteine from cells.

According to new research recently published in the journal Nature Communications, the Greenland shark retained its visual ...

The key to understanding the drivers of physical and neurological disease lies in part with understanding the microscopic ...

The way Sahelanthropus tchadensis moved has long been debated. The discovery of a small bump on the front of the thigh bone ...

Fossilized footprints, preserved in gypsum mud that hardened over time, are estimated to be 23,000-21,000 years old. NPS / Alamy Ancient human footprints, preserved in a dry lakebed at White Sands ...

Astronomers have completed the most comprehensive census of active galactic nuclei (AGN) to date, providing the clearest ...

New photos from Afghanistan show a Taliban law banning images of people and animals is now being enforced across most of the ...

Scientists report unusually high Chagas disease parasite rates in kissing bugs collected near the U.S.-Mexico border region.

Addressing the microbiome's translational gap involves understanding biological complexity and developing function-driven, patient-specific interventions.

There’s a sinister health threat we’re not taking seriously enough, a new paper argues – and it’s not a virus, bacterium, nor ...

Loa loa, known as the African eye worm, represents a significant parasitic threat in the forested and savannah regions of West and Central Africa. Traditionally viewed as a benign condition, ...