It's common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has ...

Why is human culture -- the shared body of knowledge passed down across generations -- so much more powerful than animal cultures?

There’s just one catch: every atom in your body would be fully disassembled to the quantum level, effectively leaving your ...

First identified by archaeologists in 1978, the site was initially found to be home to at least 70 hominin footprints ...

It's common knowledge that our brains -- and, specifically, our brain cells -- store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory ...

The eerie site, which served a community for over a century, now appears frozen in time from the moment it was deserted - ...

Does disconnection with the ground cause us to become sicker? That's the idea behind the practice of "grounding" or "earthing ...

Researchers unveil the inner mechanisms of the most intricate and complex molecular machine in human biology. Scientists at ...

Light as a healing tool remains part science and part mystery. Ancient practices using sunlight laid the groundwork for a field that has now evolved into sophisticated therapies for both mental and ...

Ancient DNA recovered from Pompeii shows that people found holding one another beneath the volcanic ash weren’t related in ...

Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the afterlife and helped solve a baffling mystery.

Researchers propose a stunning new theory for why Neanderthals and humans started to bury their dead at the same time.