Screwworm infestations “can be deadly, especially when involving the scalp,” the doctors wrote in their case report. “Larvae ...

Modelling with artificial-intelligence tools has filled gaps in migration data, revealing detailed global population ...

The discovery of fire was a major milestone in human evolution, giving our ancestors a way to stay warm, ward off predators, ...

Every human will, at least once, experience a “head spin.” Not many of us, however, will know the delicate and complex ...

To function properly, neurons need to recycle cellular waste before it becomes toxic. When neurons can no longer do that, ...

After investigating thousands of wrist bones, scientists suspect the last common ancestor species of humans and chimpanzees ...

Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow lost limbs. By identifying powerful “SP genes” involved in regeneration, ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new picture of human origins that challenges the long-held idea of a single ancestral population in Africa. By analyzing genetic data from diverse modern African ...

Two studies in Nature provide a glimpse of what some are interpreting as humanity’s shrinking role in scientific discovery in Perutz’s own field, molecular biology. Both describe a pivotal step ...

The rods and cones in your eyes are responsible for helping you see, but what is responsible for helping them? Retinal pigment epithelium cells are their caretakers, but environmental, genetic and ...

Beyond bacteria, fungi and archaea are emerging as powerful regulators of digestion, immunity, and disease risk, revealing ...

The enamel on our teeth is the hardest tissue on the human body. A new study looks at the nanoscale structure of enamel from teeth dating as far back as 18 million years ago to see how it's changed.