A fossil first: Scientists find 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at same spot
More than a million years ago, on a hot savannah teeming with wildlife near the shore of what would someday […]
Biochemistry
Discovering the traits of extinct birds
Looking to inform the conservation of critically endangered bird species, University of Utah biologists completed an analysis identifying traits that
Machine learning reveals behaviors linked with early Alzheimer’s, points to new treatments
Subtle signs of Alzheimer’s disease can emerge decades before a diagnosis — often in the form of irregular behaviors that
Brains grew faster as humans evolved
Modern humans, Neanderthals, and other recent relatives on our human family tree evolved bigger brains much more rapidly than earlier
Breakthrough could revolutionize future of tick control
Research collaboration by the Texas A&M Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, creates potential for genetic
Cellular traffic congestion in chronic diseases suggests new therapeutic targets
Chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes and inflammatory disorders have a huge impact on humanity. They are a leading cause
‘Genetic time machine’ reveals complex chimpanzee cultures
Chimpanzees are known for their remarkable intelligence and use of tools, but could their cultures also evolve over time like
Great apes visually track subject-object relationships like humans do, study finds
Great apes track events with their eyes in the same way that humans do, according to a study published November
It might be wrecking the climate, but carbon dioxide is actually good for your cells
The cells in our bodies are like bustling cities, running on an iron-powered system that uses hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) not