Scientists find signs of new brain cells in adults as old as 79
In a report published in Cell Stem Cell, scientists from Columbia University present new evidence that human brains continue to make hundreds of new neurons...
Evolve or die: Why our ancestors learned to be social more than 320,000 years ago
The work, published as three papers Thursday in Science, sheds new light on the often murky story of when our ancestors first started acting like...
New blood test can detect early signs of 8 hidden cancers
The test is the first to screen for the eight forms of cancer responsible for more than 60 percent of U.S. cancer deaths, authors say....
DNA analysis solves the ‘Yeti’ mystery: They’re bears
After analyzing nine purported Yeti specimens, scientists found that the preserved “Yetis” were in fact bears. But they discovered some cool stuff about the bears...
Eclipse may make animals act strangely, scientist say
Anecdotal evidence and a few scientific studies suggest that as the moon moves briefly between the sun and the Earth, causing a deep twilight to...