Scientists rebuilt the face of “Little Foot,” a 3.67-million-year-old fossil, uncovering new clues about early human ...

An exhibit at New York's Museum of the Moving Image explores how medical imaging technologies like CT scans and X-rays have reshaped our view of the body — and ourselves.

The natural and the social world shaped the evolution of each. Knowing whom to invite to dinner is as important as knowing ...

Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the most recognizable names of the dinosaur world, a hulking and terrifying meat-eating behemoth.

A small Roman glass bottle discovered in western Turkey has provided the first direct chemical proof that ancient physicians ...

Humans were not designed for space. Ironically, because we insist on going there anyway, scientists now know from studying astronauts that the lack of Earth’s gravity can wreak health havoc, such as ...

The chain catshark may look like any other shark in daylight, but under blue light, its skin glows neon green. Here’s a breakdown of this remarkable adaptation.

The discovery could open up new ways for treating diseases such as MS by leveraging molecules that are already present in the human body.

A chilling discovery rocks Salem on Days of Our Lives when Rafe Hernandez storms into EJ DiMera’s secret lab and finds a glowing pod with a body inside—but Stephanie Johnson and Jeremy Horton are ...

Microglia (immune cells) and the RANK protein are essential for triggering puberty and maintaining fertility in the brain.

Researchers have identified a network of connections linking the brainstem and spinal cord that helps control hand and arm movements, revealing an unexpected layer of the nervous system enabling ...

Lipid nanoparticles, or LNPs, best known as the delivery vehicle for the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines received by billions of people, are now at the center of a much larger medical revolution.