In a little over ten years, organoid models—miniature, lab-grown clusters of cells that imitate real organs—have transformed how we study human development and disease while accelerating drug ...

Long before genetic testing and genome browsers, a small child was laid to rest in a shallow grave on the slopes of Mount Carmel, in what is now Israel. Today that youngster, known as Skhūl, is at the ...

Even a small proportion of citizens who do not follow health measures can amplify the spread of an epidemic and make it expand faster in large cities.

Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...

A new study finds humans fall between meerkats and beavers in monogamy, revealing unique mating patterns among mammals.

Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thoughtAssociated PressThe Associated PressLONDONArchaeologists in Britain say they have found the earliest known evidence ...

An international team led by the University of Michigan has introduced new methods that reveal which regions of the brain were active throughout the day with single-cell resolution.

Analysis of more than 1 million people shows that mental-health disorders fall into five clusters, each of them linked to a ...

Digital distraction affects how we respond to suffering. This story shows how our attention shapes empathy, safety, and the ...

A new study shows domestic cats meow more at men than women. Researchers reveal how this behaviour reflects feline social intelligence and deliberate communication strategies.

The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated its enormous potential to influence almost every aspect of ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...