Gene detectives tracking a outbreak at the National Institutes of Health reminded of how much we don't know about how infections spread through a hospital
We love to debate dinosaur size, but a lack of tails complicates our attempts to find out who the biggest dinosaurs of all were
Researchers find no evidence for the long-held view that the length of human gestation is a compromise between hip width and brain size
Do dinosaurs such as Spinosaurus and Giraffatitan deserve a name change?
Who needs accurate information when you can simply make it up? A fake scientist explains
Feathered dinosaurs are awesome. Why do so many people hate them?
In a new book, UCLA cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz reminds us that humans are animals too. Now, if only other doctors could think that way
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Researchers claim skull fragments and teeth discovered in a cave in Laos may be the oldest modern human fossils ever found in mainland Southeast Asia
After a long hiatus, the series Paleo returns in webcomic form
Caltech scientists have created an ultra-sensitive device that can weigh an individual molecule for the first time
More and more top American universities are offering courses online for free. Going to college will never be the same again
Stealth tanks, invisibility cloaks, mirages and other invisible innovations could be closer than you'd think
In 1938, awful dinosaurs roamed Birmingham, England
In response to stress, sharks can undergo dangerous changes in blood chemistry, so scientists are attempting to develop a solution
Paleontologists describe a new dinosaur that yields clues about how one of the most spectacular groups of theropods got their start
A severe drought, exacerbated by widespread logging, appears to have triggered the mysterious Mayan demise
Sensors in sports shoes get all the attention, but other devices can identify you by how you walk and help Alzheimer’s patients find their way home
At an Early Cretaceous site in China, paleontologists have discovered a rich trove of raptor tracks
Sometimes finding Neanderthals, australopithecines and other human ancestors is a complete accident
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