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Climate change and prehistoric human populations: Eastward shift of settlement areas at the end of the last ice ageClimate change and prehistoric human populations: Eastward shift of settlement areas at the end of the last ice age

Climate change and prehistoric human populations: Eastward shift of settlement areas at the end of the last ice age

A new study sheds light on how prehistoric hunter-gatherer populations in Europe coped with climate changes over 12,000 years ago.…

3 weeks ago
Researchers create gel that can self-heal like human skinResearchers create gel that can self-heal like human skin

Researchers create gel that can self-heal like human skin

We all encounter gels in daily life -- from the soft, sticky substances you put in your hair, to the…

2 months ago
DNA adds new chapter to Indonesia’s layered human historyDNA adds new chapter to Indonesia’s layered human history

DNA adds new chapter to Indonesia’s layered human history

A new study from the University of Adelaide and The Australian National University (ANU) has outlined the first genomic evidence…

3 months ago
Scientists unveil surprising human vs mouse differences in a major cancer immunotherapy targetScientists unveil surprising human vs mouse differences in a major cancer immunotherapy target

Scientists unveil surprising human vs mouse differences in a major cancer immunotherapy target

Since its discovery in the 1990s, "programmed cell death protein 1," or PD-1, has been regarded as a leading target…

4 months ago
How Human Activity Fuels Pandemics: Climate Change and Biodiversity at the CoreHow Human Activity Fuels Pandemics: Climate Change and Biodiversity at the Core

How Human Activity Fuels Pandemics: Climate Change and Biodiversity at the Core

The rise in pandemics has been attributed to disruptions caused by human activities to the planet's ecosystems. Infectious diseases, which…

4 months ago
Ancient Human Remains Reveal Brutal 4,000-Year-Old Massacre in SomersetAncient Human Remains Reveal Brutal 4,000-Year-Old Massacre in Somerset

Ancient Human Remains Reveal Brutal 4,000-Year-Old Massacre in Somerset

The discovery of 4,000-year-old human remains at Charterhouse Warren in Somerset has unveiled a harrowing chapter of British prehistory. The…

4 months ago
Research on neurodegeneration in spider brain leads neuroscientists to groundbreaking new discovery in Alzheimer’s-affected human brainsResearch on neurodegeneration in spider brain leads neuroscientists to groundbreaking new discovery in Alzheimer’s-affected human brains

Research on neurodegeneration in spider brain leads neuroscientists to groundbreaking new discovery in Alzheimer’s-affected human brains

Researchers from Saint Michael's College and the University of Vermont have made a groundbreaking new discovery that provides a better…

5 months ago
A fossil first: Scientists find 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at same spotA fossil first: Scientists find 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at same spot

A fossil first: Scientists find 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at same spot

More than a million years ago, on a hot savannah teeming with wildlife near the shore of what would someday…

5 months ago
Human Cell Atlas Mapping 37 Trillion Human Cells for Disease InsightsHuman Cell Atlas Mapping 37 Trillion Human Cells for Disease Insights

Human Cell Atlas Mapping 37 Trillion Human Cells for Disease Insights

Efforts to create a comprehensive map of all human cells have taken a significant leap forward. Researchers associated with the…

5 months ago
Increased rates of severe human infections caused by Streptococcus subspeciesIncreased rates of severe human infections caused by Streptococcus subspecies

Increased rates of severe human infections caused by Streptococcus subspecies

A concerning increase in global rates of severe invasive infections becoming resistant to key antibiotics has a team of infectious…

6 months ago