Recent studies have created doubts about an agent in cytokine storms, and suggest that treatments for it may not help.

Several close relatives of our species, Homo sapiens, have walked this Earth since the genus Homo evolved more than 2 million years ago. These hominins lived in diverse habitats and challenging environments. Some even crossed paths and interbred.

The researchers say the source is not human. But what could it be? Read more here.

One fascinating quirk of the Universe is that shapes and patterns can be found in hugely different contexts: the Golden Spiral can be seen in the human cochlea and the shape of a spiral galaxy; the fractal geometry of veins echoed in the branching

They filter small crustaceans from the water

You don't have to wait until the day after Thanksgiving—or leave your house—to get in on these discounts.

In stressful times, this surprising lesson from neuroscience may help to lessen your anxieties.

Before we start mining for precious metals in the darkness of the deep sea, we might try switching on the light first and observing our surroundings.

New research shows adding a filter and improving the fit makes a cloth mask work even better.

An extraordinary number of arrows dating from the Stone Age to the medieval period have melted out of a single ice patch on a Norwegian mountainside in recent years because of climate change

Archaeologists believe the bones are as old as 5,000 years and remarkably well preserved.

Four bones found at Shanklin belonged to a new species of theropod dinosaur, a study finds.

One of the most consumed drugs in the US – and the most commonly taken analgesic worldwide – could be doing a lot more than simply taking the edge off your headache, new evidence suggests.

For the first time, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have formally identified a new species of undersea creature based solely on high-definition video footage captured at the bottom of the ocean.

Our study on weird ancient marine animals called radiodonts supports the idea that vision played a crucial role during the Cambrian Explosion, a rapid burst of evolution about 500 million years ago.

The sea mammals vanished from Oregon’s coast long ago, but a technique from human archaeology offers a clue to restoring them.

To conquer the dual, interrelated crises of Covid-19 and climate change we have to start small, and dream big.

The biggest polluters are continuing to pollute, raising the risks of global warming. There are, however, new signs of a pivot to a green economy.

A further 119 skulls of men, women and children are found near a famous Aztec temple in Mexico City.