For the first time, researchers have identified a protein that represses the activity of energy-burning brown fat. The discovery opens the door to developing treatments for the extreme weight loss ...

This type of fat, known as intramuscular adipose tissue, is thought to play a role in diabetes, certain physical problems related to aging, and inflammation.

Not all of the fat in our bodies is “bad.” In fact, there are three major types of fat tissue: White fat serves as the body’s primary energy storage, but it is also associated with obesity ...

Researchers reassessed the skull and found resemblances to Homo erectus, Neanderthals, and Homo sapiens, but it didn’t exactly fit into any of these species.

Bone fragments from Homo erectus have emerged that shed new light on humans' ancestry in Southeast Asia from the last Ice Age.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Fragments of a Homo erectus skull were among deposits of vertebrate fossils found when the Indonesian seafloor was being dredged for a ...

Archaeologists working in Southeast Asia recovered 140,000-year-old Homo erectus bones from an extinct human species on the ocean floor, according to new studies.

Researchers uncovered Homo erectus skull fragments within 176.5 million cubic feet of sand.

Archaeological finds off the coast of Java, Indonesia, provide insight into the world of Homo erectus, 140,000 years ago. Skull fragments and other fossil remains provide a unique picture of how ...

Following on from a remarkable study in mice, scientists have now confirmed that silencing a certain protein in muscle tissue leads to energy-deprived human cells seeking out fat for fuel, while ...