Bone can heal itself, but not always in the ways we expect. Some animals regrow entire limbs. Others, like humans, can only ...

When the truth came out in the 1990s, it horrified human rights organizations around the world. The total number of victims ...

Researchers in China have uncovered 55,000-year-old advanced tools, suggesting an unknown human species matched Neanderthal ...

Stone tools unearthed in China's Yunnan province suggest Neanderthals or another ancient human species adapted to harsh ...

Being in space significantly affects the human body. Research shows that microgravity reduces bone density, posing a serious ...

It was in 2013, in South Africa's Rising Star cave system, that archaeologists first discovered the remains of H. naledi.

A team of biomedical engineers at the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science working with a team of bio-scientist colleagues from NASA Ames Research Center, both in the U.S., has found that test mice ...

Genomes sequenced from 7,000-year-old mummies in the Sahara have revealed a previously unknown population that inhabited the ...

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent 286 days on the International Space Station after technical problems extended their ...

Navigating the ever-expanding selection of milk and dairy alternatives can leave your head spinning, but experts have now ...

Martian dust might look harmless from millions of miles away, but up close, it could pose a serious threat to your health. As ...

Studies abound, but don't always agree on the impact of adding — or removing — fluoride from public drinking water ...