human

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.…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago