An international research team reports the analysis of new hominin fossils from the site of Thomas Quarry I (Casablanca, ...

This figure from the paper shows the evolution of root types from teosinte to modern corn over the last 10 000 years, simulated using the modeling program OpenSimRoot, which was developed by ...

Modern humans emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, but our genus Homo is much older. So what's the oldest human species on record? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The human biology major will provide students with a broad biological understanding of our species, from molecules, genes, and cells to tissues, organ systems and organism/environment interactions.

BOSTON — Lawmakers and advocates are hoping to write a new chapter this session in their years-long journey to reduce human trafficking in Massachusetts. Partner bills filed by New Bedford Sen. Mark ...

Unstable proteins are the main drivers of many different heritable diseases, according to a new study, including genetic disorders responsible for the formation of cataracts, and different types of ...

Most mutations which cause disease by swapping one amino acid out for another do so by making the protein less stable, according to a massive study of human protein variants published today in the ...

THE CHURCH GROUP arrived at the funeral home around noon on Halloween. They’d come for a tour. In ones and twos, they pulled into the Sodo parking lot, some pausing as they climbed out of their cars ...