The paper challenges new theories that the earliest human inhabitants of North America arrived before the migration of people from Asia.

Are people more likely to feel empathy for animals than humans? A new Penn State study suggests the answer may be complicated.

The first study to compare the accumulation of mutations across many animal species has shed new light on decades-old questions.

Human Lung Chip reveals the effects of breathing motions on lung immune responses and leads to repurposing of potential therapeutics

A new technique compares the reasoning of a machine-learning model to that of a human, so the user can see patterns in the model’s behavior.

What smells we like or dislike is primarily shared by people regardless of cultural background, according to researchers in Sweden and UK.

A three-year-old consortium has finally filled in that remaining DNA, providing the first complete, gapless genome sequence.

Researchers have found that body temperature exerts a greater effect on lifespan than metabolic rate.

Researchers have developed a new method for training people to be creative, one that shows promise of succeeding far better than current way

Research found that in humid climates, the temperatures to which humans can adapt may be lower than previously thought.

Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships

A landmark study linking greater metabolic health—achieved through a natural plant extract—with longer lifespans in C. elegans.

A new study finds an interesting link between how attractive someone is and the strength of their immune system.

Everyone experiences smells in their own unique way – the same scent can be pleasant, too intense or even undetectable to different noses.

Kindness is key to how we evolved and survived as a species, scientists say. We are hard-wired to be kind.

A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space anemia.

This species lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene, around half a million years ago, and was the direct ancestor of modern humans.

The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Now, a new study has brought us closer to understanding some of its evolution.

Computer models, fossil records and information from living mammals revealed that most of the surviving mammals did not rely on trees.

Researchers have now found a previously overlooked part of our DNA that may explain why our brains work differently.