Facial growth stops at puberty in Homo sapiens. Humans differ from chimpanzees and Neanderthals in how their faces grow. In ...

Researchers have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed in an embryo. By labeling stem cells with a genetic 'barcode', they have been able to follow the ...

It is a large part of the body that lies deep inside, out of sight and perhaps out of mind: your abdominal core. A new and ...

Researchers at Stanford University have proposed a concept that could transform modern medicine: lab-grown human “bodyoids” ...

As warehouses go, nuclei are more like libraries than bank vaults. Too many cellular components need access to the genome to lock it down like Fort Knox. Instead, large groupings of more than 1,000 ...

Cases of the disfiguring disease in Achham are declining, but many may still go unreported out of fear of social exclusion, ...

Scientists have announced that they successfully maintained the function of a genetically modified pig liver for a brief ...

Most people know that lifting weights builds muscle and strengthens bones, but even basic movement on Earth resists gravity ... Future drugs and even gene therapies could enhance the body's defenses ...

We've long assumed our species evolved from a tidy, single stream of ancestors. But life on Earth is never quite so straightforward, especially not when it comes to the most socially complex species ...

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to Earth after a nine-month-long stay at the International Space Station (ISS). The two astronauts flew to the orbital lab in June last ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? While most estimates place the current human population at around 8.2 billion, a ...

Spending time in space and having an unrivalled view of planet Earth is an experience many of us dream of. However, the human body evolved to function in the gravity of Earth. So time in the ...