Evidence of a variable but progressively drying climate coincides with a major shift in stone tool-making abilities and the appearance of modern Homo sapiens

A disorder known as "autosomal recessive" occurs in a child if they inherit one mutated gene from the mother and one from the father

More than a million species of fungi are estimated to live on this planet, but most of that diversity remains unknown

A new DNA tool can accurately predict people's height, and more importantly, could potentially assess their risk for serious illnesses

An urban atmosphere is corrosive to outdoor bronze statues, with sulfur oxides and acid rain causing the formation of the copper sulfates, brochantite, and antlerite

This year, Thermo Fisher will receive the HUPO Science and Technology Award

In lab experiments, soldiers wearing exoskeletons designed to improve physical performance reacted more slowly to visual cues

Curiously, some snippets of Neanderthal DNA pop up more often in modern human populations than others

Gender diversity in science comes down to more than just who is on the team

Malaria parasites have evolved to be most infectious at the time of day when mosquitoes feed, to maximize the chance of being spread

Researchers are now recruiting patients with sarcomatoid kidney cancer in clinical trials with checkpoint inhibitors

Gasoline vapors contain a number of toxic chemicals, notably benzene, a carcinogen