If we set aside elephants and blue whales for a moment and shift our focus to the other end of the size spectrum, the world ...

Scientists found a virus-like living entity in human bodies named "obelisks" - small loops of RNA, each a thousand genetic ...

Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei.

In the winter of 1812, Napoleon’s Grande Armée met its most devastating enemy—not the Russian army, but biology itself. As ...

Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...

Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge ...

Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed infectious diseases that felled the French ...

Harvard Medical School researchers are designing next-gen robots that can flex, contract, and grow like human beings.

Parasites are dangerous creatures that survive off their hosts. Here are 12 common parasites that feed on the human body.

Fleas may hitch a ride on you, but they can’t stay. Learn quick removal tips and the pet treatments that end infestations.

Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

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