Researchers have captured the very first real-time, three-dimensional images and videos of a human embryo implanting into ...

Specific genetic modifications allowed the lung to survive the body’s hyperacute rejection, where the body attacks the organ, within a few hours.

Cryogenics, the science of extremely low temperatures, has captivated both the scientific community and the general public.

Bipedal locomotion - walking upright on two legs - is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind's success. Scientists now ...

Once dismissed as “junk” DNA, ancient viruses embedded in the human genome play a key role in early human development, ...

An anthropologist highlights the revolutionary role of the practice, which was often led by women, and was just as crucial to ...

Scientists at UC San Diego have discovered a small but powerful section of DNA, called HAR123, that could help explain what makes the human brain so unique. Instead of being a gene, HAR123 acts like a ...

Protein evidence reveals hidden variation in P. robustus. The species may be more complex than once believed. For close to a ...

Golden apple snails can regrow full, functional eyes. Studying their genes may reveal how to repair human eye injuries.

HUMAN, the latest co-production from the BBC Studios Science Unit and NOVA, examines how this happened and how we came to be. This stunningly cinematic five-part series, hosted by paleoanthropologist ...