New 3D analysis of a German skull clears up decades of confusion, placing this human firmly in the modern family tree.

In 1973, a partial human skull was uncovered in Hahnöfersand, Germany, during archaeological work. It did not come with any ...

Human anatomy is far from complete, with ongoing discoveries reshaping understanding of variation, structure, and disease.

The abundance of viral DNA was measured in DNA sequenced from blood and saliva samples in biobanks, revealing strong ...

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Human smell genes are still evolving, with hunter-gatherers retaining older variants and farming groups showing changes ...

There’s more history in your blood types than you think, and it didn’t begin with humans. Here’s what we know about them, ...

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA), made from many copies of ribosomal DNA (rDNA), is the core component that powers ...

A new analysis of individual brain cells across several human brain regions reveals subtle but widespread differences in gene activity between male and female brains. This may help explain why some ...

By the time you tell yourself there’s nothing in the dark alley, your amygdala has already disagreed. Here’s why, according ...

Why do brain disorders affect men and women differently? Researchers used RNA sequencing to identify 3,000 sex-biased genes ...