An ancient DNA analysis of a 5,500-year-old human skeleton reveals that an ancestor of the bacterium that causes syphilis was ...

Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four ...

A groundbreaking study published in The Anatomical has challenged previous assumptions about human evolution.

For the ArchaeoSpain research team, it was a day just like any other on their dig at the castle of Zorita de los Canes ...

A previously unknown strain of syphilis bacteria has been discovered in human remains in Colombia, dating back 5,500 years.

Scientists have revealed the most complete skeleton yet of our 2 million-year-old ancestor Homo habilis.

Archaeologists discovered a 6,000-year-old skeleton showing healed lion attack wounds. The ancient man survived the brutal ...

A large genetic study reveals shared genetic patterns linking schizophrenia with bone health, highlighting the need for ...

In a new pilot feasibility study, researchers from Mayo Clinic, the University of Washington School of Medicine, the ...

Pioneering techniques used in this research may soon be applied to other dinosaur fossils and alter the course of ...

It’s easy to assume P. goliah and other giant kangaroos lost their ability to hop as a result of all that bulk. After all, ...

Kendrick Perkins shares his medical evaluation of Anthony Davis and his family tree, and what makes his case so unusual.