A large international team of anthropologists, evolutionary theorists, biologists, and historians has identified gender and ...

Molecular evidence from a 2-million-year-old southern African hominid species indicates sex and genetic differences in P. robustus.

They've extracted fragments of enamel proteins from the teeth of fossils of the species Paranthropus robustus and used them ...

Scientists produce human DNase1 in yeast for the first time, opening doors to wider clinical use and easier manufacturing.

A single Neanderthal gene slipped into lab mice triggered unexpected changes in their skeletons. Scientists in Japan uncovered traits echoing long-lost human cousins.

Scientists discover that human genetic code boosts brain size in mice. Credit: Rasbak / CC BY-SA 3.0 A small piece of human DNA inserted into mice has led to a surprising result: they grow bigger ...

As New Scientist notes, previous studies have similarly captured the disparate “glowing” effect in living cells (and even individual body parts ... of monitoring human health and determining ...

Warning: Gross imagery and descriptions follow. Obviously! The human body is a mystery. A mass of tissue, muscles, vascular systems, and 70% water? Are we just walking flesh balloons filled with ...

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced today that human remains found ... as there was not a complete body recovery," according to HCSO. Last year, a DNA sample from a partial human ...

No matter how rough the waves or how strong the wind, the haenyeo, or women of the sea, don’t hesitate to dive into the icy waters surrounding the South Korean island of Jeju to collect abalone, ...

A mutation in salt-induced kinase 3 (hSIK3-N783Y) is identified in a human subject exhibiting the natural short sleep duration trait. A mouse model carrying this homologous mutation demonstrates ...