It could be a throwback to a mechanism that induces ovulation during sex, researchers propose, but not everyone thinks the results can be extrapolated to people.

After growing in culture for a few months, the mini-brains produced rhythmic neural activity that strengthened over time.

Human remains around Roopkund Lake in India bear South Asian, East Asian, and Mediterranean ancestry.

Head wounds in the fossilized skull of a Paleolithic man suggest foul play.

The fossil record for the ancient hominin A. sediba is younger than that of Homo, a “highly unlikely” scenario for a direct lineage.

A study of people’s brainwaves hints at their unconscious ability to perceive the Earth’s magnetic field.

A clock constructed of rDNA methylation sites can estimate both chronological and biological age across species.

The increased risk is slight, but aligns with a longstanding hypothesis that having more cells in one’s body leads to more chances for those cells to become cancerous.

Researchers recovered the cells that give rise to bone and cartilage from fetal and adult bone marrow and also derived them from induced pluripotent stem cells.