Humans

  1. Animals

    By a whisker

    Hardly a fad: Some facial hair serves important functions, scientists find.

    By Sharon Pochron
  2. Humans

    The origins of mummies

    Scientists speculate on why ancient South Americans started preserving their dead.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Animals

    Monkeys’ mistake detector

    Specific brain cells in macaques respond to fellow animal’s error.

    By Roberta Kwok
  4. Genetics

    DNA hints at ancient cousins

    Scientists find evidence of an extinct humanlike species within modern-day Africans.

    By Roberta Kwok
  5. Microbes

    Surprising rabies resistance

    Amazon villagers survive deadly disease carried by vampire bats.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Health & Medicine

    Bye-bye, egg allergy

    Eating tiny amounts of eggs helps some children overcome their egg allergy.

    By Stephen Ornes
  7. Health & Medicine

    Tomatoes’ tasteless green gene

    The tomatoes your great-grandparents ate probably tasted little like the ones you eat today.

    By Roberta Kwok
  8. Humans

    World’s oldest pots

    Ice age people made cookware long before the rise of farming.

    By Erin Wayman
  9. Health & Medicine

    Kids with ‘adult’ problems

    Nationwide survey shows that children are headed toward serious health problems related to excess weight.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Brain

    Sweets on the brain

    Sugar-free sweeteners fool the body’s internal computer.

    By Stephen Ornes
  11. Health & Medicine

    Paralyzed rats walk again

    Treatment helps animals recover from spinal cord injuries.

    By Roberta Kwok
  12. Animals

    Baboons detect bogus words

    Some monkeys know a real word when they see it.

    By Stephen Ornes