Discovered in Taiwan, the jawbone is believed to have belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called ...

Building upon early descriptions of leukaemia by French anatomist and surgeon Alfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau, in 1847, "the father ... Project begins Unlocking the secrets of the human genome ...

A new study from Cambridge genetic researchers is unraveling everything we thought we knew about human evolution.

DNA sequences for the chimpanzee, orangutans and more will help scientists to determine what sets humans apart from other ...

An international team of researchers co-led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, have identified rules that tell cells how to fold DNA into the tightly packed, iconic X-shaped ...

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 ...

The West’s Eurocentric version of scientific history omits some of the most important events that shaped modern thinking.

This was an epoch between 14,500 and 5,000 years ago when the Sahara Desert was transformed into a lush green savanna with ...

Kid-Friendly Easter Events Around the DC Area (washingtonian.com) — Celebrate Easter with family-friendly events around the ...

For 11 seasons, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and ...