Big Hill Pond State Park sprawls across 4,138 acres of southwestern Tennessee’s Hardeman County like nature’s answer to the ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

The unique human body part that evolution cannot explain The human chin has long been fertile ground for arguments between scientists over its purpose ...

A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

"Humans picked up some Neanderthal DNA through interbreeding, while the Neanderthal population, always fairly small, was ...

However, the new study shows that aging signals can travel through the bloodstream and impact cells in completely different ...

The human body is very resilient, however, very high temperatures can be quite damaging to the body. According to experts, the human body can withstand up to 127 degrees for a limited time and in ...

Hemifusomes are fused vesicles, or sacs of fluid, that were previously unknown to exist inside cells. They were discovered ...

Putting your weight into opening a door (say, with your shoulder) is easier than using your hands. Sliding heavy cardboard ...

A new skin-like sensor developed by an international team led by researchers at Penn State could help doctors monitor vital ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain – have been assembled in fits and starts over the four billion years of our ...

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.