Human pygmies around the world are smaller than average because they tend to live very short lives, in some communities as little as 16 years, a new study says.
Life on Earth began with a soup and sandwich, according to a new theory proposing sheets of flaky minerals as the birthing places of the first complex organic molecules.
The discovery, detected in hominid remains found in Turkey, could shed new light on the roles of climate, health, and evolution in ancient human migration, experts say.
A new Ebola strain has killed health care workers in Uganda. There's no cure for the disease, and this subtype doesn't always show the classic symptoms.
Magnetic waves that likely send particles from our star flying through space have been spotted by a recently launched orbiter, a suite of new studies reports.
Mysterious modern mummies draw tourists to a small Colombian village. Although scientists don't know how the corpses were preserved, some locals credit a spiny, berry-like fruit.
A giant gush of fresh water into the North Atlantic altered a deep ocean current and triggered a century-long chill in Europe and North America some 8,200 years ago, according to a new research.
