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The sea lamprey looks like it’s from another planet, but this ancient creature has a surprising amount in common with humans Olivia Ferrari Sea lampreys have large neurons and synapses, making them ...

Did you know that humans are the only animals known to blush, and that Japan’s Kit Kat obsession has led to over 200 unique ...

A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis. Scientists ...

CDC warns that a parasitic illness called Chagas disease is now endemic — or always present — in several states. Biting insects called kissing bugs have been identified in 32 states, predominantly in ...

Ginger contains two components, 6-shogaol and 6-gingerol, that prevent inflammation and oxidative stress, which might improve cognitive function and protect against degenerative brain diseases such as ...

Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution. Specific neurons in the outer brain evolved rapidly, and autism-linked genes changed under natural selection.

Investigators sift through soil on Wednesday behind the Crestwood Court home of Franz and Theresia Kraus, an Albany couple who neighbors said vanished years ago. An excavator is seen on Wednesday ...

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Researchers have found the first direct evidence that tiny particles of air pollution stick to red blood cells, meaning they can travel freely around the body. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

A digital reconstruction of a million-year-old skull suggests humans may have diverged from our ancient ancestors 400,000 years earlier than thought and in Asia, not Africa, a study found. The ...