By digitally modeling muscles and tendons for the skeleton of Lucy (Australopithecus afarensis), researchers determined that our hominin ancestors could run well but topped out around 11 mph.

A program is collecting data from commercial space missions to help determine the effects of space flight on human health.

According to the archaeological record, humans started using the material somewhere between 500,000 to 330,000 years ago, ...

Within the human digestive tract are trillions of bacteria from thousands of different species. These bacteria form ...

Hibernating animals are remarkably good at preserving lean body mass. Though they lose fat, they hold on to most of their ...

The study also addressed whether sulfites, biogenic amines and tannins are among the causes of headaches after drinking red ...

The medical sciences pathway at the southeast Cedar Rapids middle school is one option for students to explore future ...

Climate change, biodiversity, food systems, human health, access to fresh water—we silo them at our peril, says a report by ...

New research shows that people do not age in a linear fashion, but rather the molecules that attribute to aging accelerate at ...

Dear Washington Post editorial board, if you re genuinely trying to break free from the clutches of transgenderism, let me ...

A team of Chinese researchers has recently elucidated the characteristics of human eyelashes. Their study reveals that ...

Aurimar Iturriago Villegas left Venezuela hoping to lift her family out of poverty. When she was murdered, her corpse became ...