A large international team of anthropologists, evolutionary theorists, biologists, and historians has identified gender and ...

It may seem remarkable, but significant evidence shows that humans could learn this sound-based “superpower” with some practice.

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Imagine cells navigating through a complex maze, guided by chemical signals and the physical landscape of their environment.

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You've probably heard the claim that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile. It's usually framed as a feel-good reason ...

Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners—like therapy horses who respond to human ...

A new, easily adopted, 3D-printed device will enable scientists to create models of human tissue with even greater control ...

The problem of using male anatomy as the default in medicine is that it doesn’t always read across to female bodies.

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The wiring diagram and its data, freely available through the MICrONS Explorer, are 1.6 petabytes in size (equivalent to 22 years of non-stop HD video), and offer never-before-seen insight into ...

Photograph by MARK THIESSEN The growing literature about our sense of touch is rich with new science ... human touch,” she says. “The gloved hand doesn’t feel the same on a person’s body.