A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

The rise of humanoid robots isn’t just a technical story – it’s a test of how much human connection we’re willing to ...

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...

Human biology is the study of all aspects of the human organism including evolution, genetics, ecology, anatomy and physiology, development, anthropology, and nutrition, among others. A deep ...

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Smithsonian’s “David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins” with some of the biggest discoveries in human evolution from the last 10 years. Briana Pobiner & Rick Potts ...

Human factors (also referred to as human factors psychology and human factors engineering) is an applied field of study that examines human abilities, limitations, behaviors, and processes in order to ...

Our understanding of the human body has sky-rocketed in recent decades, opening doors for everything from brain-controlled prosthetics to world-changing mRNA vaccines. But there are still some secrets ...

Human-wildlife conflict has driven the decline of once-abundant species and is pushing others to the brink of extinction.

Merging animal and human forms brought terror to our ancestors – and this fear persists right the way into our modern age. In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a ...

Human composting is the practice of breaking down human remains into fertile soil. The green burial movement, which is at the forefront of human composting, is an initiative dedicated to offering more ...