By tracking the fate of individual embryonic stem cells, researchers have found that endoderm cells—early embryonic cells ...

This video offers a captivating look at the key stages of human embryonic development—from fertilization to the early ...

When a baby babbles and their parents respond, these back-and-forth exchanges are more than adorable-if-incoherent ...

A new study delves into the development of the ilium, the largest bone in the pelvis, and the genes that underpin its ...

Three books push back on a rising tide of optimism about space settlements. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are bitter rivals in the commercial space race, but they agree on one thing: Settling space is an ...

Modern humans are evolutionary survivors, thriving generation after generation while our ancient relatives died out. Now, new research into our brain chemistry suggests that an enzyme unique to Homo ...

John McCormick receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Robots come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. By definition, they’re machines that perform automatic tasks and can be operated ...

An outbreak of kidney disease among sea lions could result in humans and pets getting ill. The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito has responded to more than 200 sea lions that have shown symptoms, with ...

A human case of the flesh-eating New World Screwworm has been found in the United States in a person who traveled to El Salvador. The parasitic insect is actually a fly that looks similar to a ...

One of the biggest mysteries in human evolution has just been solved. In 2010, a groundbreaking genetic analysis revealed that east Asia was once home to a previously unknown group of enigmatic ...