Our species, Homo sapiens, has been evolving for more than 300,000 years, but the story of human origins starts much earlier.

Fossils unearthed in Morocco are the first from a little-understood period of human evolution and may be remains of a ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

Researchers have reconstructed ancient herpesvirus genomes from Iron Age and medieval Europeans, revealing that HHV-6 has ...

The five-part series premieres Wednesday, September 17, at 9pm ET/8C on PBS, and will also be available for streaming at pbs.org/nova, NOVA on YouTube, and the PBS ...

Scientists have made a landmark breakthrough that enables the creation of viable human egg cells from a skin cell, new research claims. The study, published in Nature Communications, detailed how US ...

Mice have remained the focal point for life sciences research for the past several decades. Their universality in biomedicine ...

Our communities thrive because of the dedicated, passionate leaders who work with local organizations, aging adults and families. You could be one of them! UW’s human development and family sciences ...

When astronauts set foot on Mars, it will be one of humanity’s greatest milestones. These first steps will be the result of decades of research, engineering, and imagination coming together, marking ...