A koala virus could help researchers explain millions of years of accumulated 'junk' DNA in the human genome

In 1991, German tourists discovered in the Eastern Italian Alps a human body that was later determined to be the oldest naturally preserved ice mummy, known as Otzi, or the Iceman

Olfactory cells found throughout the body may help or harm depending on location

Findings from the most complete foot of ancient human child ever have been reported

Australia's national science agency CSIRO has identified a new gene that plays a critical role in regulating the body's immune response to infection and disease

The "virtual" revisiting of a fossil described as "the oldest evidence of human evolution in South Africa" shows surprising results

Researchers have seen how both humans and fruit flies deploy a protein that plays a critical role in their immune responses to invading bacteria

Researchers have found that the state of excitability of the brain—indexed byspontaneous neural oscillations—biases a person's subjective perceptual experience

Researchers discover genetic difference between human groups that affects inflammation

The finding may shed added light on, and offer treatment hope for brain-wasting diseases