The smell of dead organisms can trigger fight or flight in us, according to a new study which suggests humans,…
Scientists say they have extracted ancient DNA from the skull of a man buried in the highlands of Ethiopia 4,500…
Bones from the feet and hands of an extinct species of early man reveal a versatile ancestor who climbed trees,…
Scientists have created the world’s largest catalogue of genomic differences among humans that will provide powerful clues to why some…
A new study has revealed that monkeys and humans see visual illusions in a similar way.
An individual’s ancestral background can be determined based on their fingerprint characteristics, according to a new research that may have…
Scientists have isolated human muscle stem cells and shown that the cells could repair damaged muscles, paving the way for…
A new research has revealed that people emit their own personal microbial cloud that follows them everywhere
A new study has revealed genetic link between being tall and slim. Researchers at the University of Queensland and the…
Scientists in Britain have applied for permission to genetically modify human embryos as part of a research project that may…
Researchers have created a lab-based human germ cell development model to shed light on how an egg and a sperm…
A new study has shown that caffeine at night delays human circadian clock by 40 minutes.
The story behind the discovery of a hitherto undescribed species of early humans, Homo naledi, also marks a new chapter…
A new research has found that large eyes are developed on the stake of other body organ systems and between…
Scientists have identified the protein and genetic regulations that make human and chimpanzee faces different, despite nearly identical genetic backgrounds…
A research team has recently unearthed a new species of a human relative. Homo naledi, uncovered in a cave outside…
The last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees had shoulders similar to those of modern African apes, scientists have found.
An international team of scientists has for the first time mapped all the genes that are activated in the first…