Little Foot was originally discovered in 1980 in Sterkfontein Cave in South Africa. As the nickname suggests, the first traces were four small ankle bones. It wasn't until the 1990s that scientists ...

Despite sounding like something out of pulpy '50s sci-fi, 'space lasers' are real – and astrophysicists have now spotted the brightest and most distant one yet.

The initial 'seed' for the hair follicle begins with epithelial stem cells (which make the hair itself) and dermal papilla ...

Climate change's rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally ...

Science is one step closer to cracking the code of longevity thanks to a new study that identified dozens of proteins linked with slower aging in the blood of centenarians.

The King's Trough complex, about 1,000 kilometers (roughly 600 miles) off the coast of Portugal, is known as the 'Grand ...

An Australian teenager who died after eating beef sausages on a camping trip has been confirmed as the nation's first death from a tick-induced meat allergy.

The new GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA vaccine can be delivered as a nasal spray. Three doses protected mice from infection from SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses for three months, and reduced the viral load in ...

The idea that life can spread from world to world dates as far back as ancient Greece and the philosopher Anaxagoras.

The placebo response was high, suggesting that simply participating in the study helped many teens feel able to improve their ...

Melatonin is typically considered safe and well-tolerated for short-term use among those who are not pregnant or ...

The Sun's periods of rowdy activity may get all the glory, but even in its quieter times, our home star can subtly reshape ...