A protein found on brain cells, known to contribute to nicotine addiction, may also be the key to developing drugs for a wide range of diseases and medical...
The Human Genome Project blew apart the idea that "race" was a biologically meaningful term – but new genetic technologies threaten to revive it, warns...
Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa,...
An hour south of Austin, the Forensic Anthropology Research Facility sits on ranch land covered with oak, juniper, knee-high grass and limestone. The land...
Steve Lekson's new book offers a kind of unified theory of the Native American population movements that have puzzled Southwest archaeologists for many years ...
A new brain-computer interface turns thought into action with lightning speed, allowing precise piloting of a wheelchair, experts say. Their advice: "Imagine...
Can scientists build a machine that learns as it goes and plays well with others? A new robot design draws on ways human babies learn about the world ...
Rice that has been genetically modified to produce pollen proteins and then release them in the gut during digestion is ready for human trials, say its creator...
Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and they've named it like something...
Honeybee hordes use two weapons - heat and carbon dioxide - to kill their natural enemies, giant hornets http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8129536.stm...
Three new genetic studies are providing some tantalizing hints about what causes schizophrenia http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106151437...
Moderate drinkers are wealthier, more educated and less likely to be disabled than teetotalers, which explains some, but not all, of the association between...
Harvard University scientists said yesterday they discovered a master human heart cell that gives rise to three major types of heart tissue, providing new...
Drinking five cups of coffee a day could reverse memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease, US scientists say http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8132122.stm...
Weekend Edition math guy Keith Devlin graded the body mass index, a popular measure of determining healthy body weight, and failed it on 10 grounds ...
Scientists from Newton to Hawking have settled differences by putting their money where their mouth is. Now Lewis Wolpert and Rupert Sheldrake are continuing...
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