For more than three decades, Ötzi the Iceman has been a kind of time capsule for researchers—an Alpine body preserved so well that it keeps producing scientific “firsts.” Now, a new analysis suggests ...

Human pain, it turns out, is not just a product of modern stress or injury, but a legacy written deep into our DNA. New ...

In the recent study on pain, researchers investigated three variations in the SCN9A gene, and reported greater pain ...

The Moroccan fossils now provide tangible evidence from this mysterious transitional period. What makes these fossils particularly significant is the precision with which they can be dated. The ...

The human immune system like fat and blood sugar levels may have been due to genetic mutations from Denisovans, our little known extinct human relatives ...