Spanish and Chinese scientists say they have used nanoparticles to enable the brains of mice to clear out plaque linked to ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use—people cleaning their ...

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has said he "absolutely" backs plans for the UK to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as well as aligning himself with the ...

In a recent study by Dr. Sawada and his colleagues published in Scientific Reports, 183 human bones were surveyed, of which ...

A reconstruction of an ancient skull suggests that humans could have evolved half a million years earlier than thought. Not ...

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Scientists believe they’re close to solving an ancient mystery involving a strange hominin skull, neither Neanderthal nor human, that was found fused to a cave wall — with a stalagmite sticking out of ...

Alexis Christine showing off the seed tick. Alexis Christine was spending time at her second home in Kansas when an ordinary day took an unexpected turn. The 34-year-old tells PEOPLE she and her ...

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One spreads Lyme disease. The bite of another may cause a lifelong meat allergy. And yet another is new in town, having traveled north from warmer climates toting Rocky Mountain ...

Stocks shrugged off President Donald Trump's bid to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, but the move is stirring up some trouble in Treasuries. The Dow was flat, and the S&P 500 was up 0.1%.