Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.

Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized skull.

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Viruses closely related to the deadly MERS coronavirus are lurking in bats and one group, known as HKU5, may be just one mutation away from making the jump to humans. A new study reveals how these ...

Scientists have found genetic evidence of an ancient group of people in Colombia with no modern-day descendants. It’s as if ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

Biology Why Bats Don’t Get Cancer—and What That Means for Humans Some bat species can live cancer-free for up to 25 years, which is equivalent to 180 human years. How do they do it?

WASHINGTON — Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra. This adaptability is a skill that long predates the modern age ...

Researchers create most human-like robot skin yet A hydrogel-based hand was poked, prodded, burned, and slashed to help robots 'feel.' By Mack DeGeurin Published Jun 12, 2025 5:06 PM EDT ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

The colorful swings doting the community center at Kakuma’s Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement were donated by a Swiss organization ...