Pet cats live in our homes, curl up on our sofas and beds, providing opportunities not only to contract human flu strains but also to spread avian viruses back to people. Researchers found that ...

From periods of rapid aging in our 40s and 60s to ancient brains that don’t decompose, here are some of the year’s most intriguing stories about human biology It can sometimes feel like health ...

When modern humans arrived in New Guinea roughly 50,000 years ago, they met and mixed with the Denisovans, a now-extinct group of human ancestors who originated in Asia. But after that initial ...

This breach has affected hundreds of thousands of individuals. According to a notice filed by CVR with the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, over 445,000 people had ...

Scientists say they have recovered the oldest known Homo sapiens DNA from human remains found in Europe, and the information is helping to reveal our species’ shared history with Neanderthals.

Ototoxicity is an adverse effect of some drugs. It is a condition that occurs when the inner ear is damaged by certain medications or chemicals, causing hearing problems or tinnitus (ringing in the ...

They were part of a pioneer population that eventually died out, making them a ‘lost branch’ of the human family tree. Zooarchaeologist Dr Geoff Smith studied more than a thousand bone fragments found ...

Papua New Guinea (PNG) will join Australia's national rugby league competition, after signing a deal that obligates them to shun security ties with China. The Pacific nation has produced many ...

It turns out the LRJ people were part of the early human expansion from Africa to other parts of the world. But theirs was a surprisingly recent migration. The common ancestors of the LRJ people ...

In return, PNG has entered an agreement designed to stop China gaining a security foothold in the Pacific nation. PNG's capital Port Moresby will host home games for the new team, whose name and ...

AI’s rapid advancement has ignited enthusiasm about its potential to revolutionize corporate decision-making by substituting for expensive, fallible humans. But it’s naïve to believe that by ...

Flare Audio’s solution, however, happens inside the ear. “The biggest issue isn’t in tracks, it’s not in speakers, it’s in our ears,” says Flare co-founder and inventor Davies Roberts. By changing the ...