New research suggests that the timing of your puberty may affect your long-term health, including heart disease, diabetes and ...

Experience the 'human washing machine' from World Expo Japan. This futuristic pod offers a gentle, automated body and soul ...

Researchers discovered why bird flu can survive temperatures that stop human flu in its tracks. A key gene, PB1, gives avian ...

Bird flu may be particularly severe in humans because it is resistant to one of the body’s most important defence systems, a ...

The human penis is 'conservative' compared to other members of the animal kingdom - and now a scientist reveals why this is.

Few health recommendations have achieved the ubiquity of the “eight-glasses-a-day” rule. It’s simple, memorable, and sounds ...

Most of us can agree on what makes a song sound sad, but apparently, science says listening to one can also generate a ...

Shekhar Kapur sparks debate on human intelligence, exploring the roles of the brain, heart, gut, and microbiome in shaping ...

Tokyo: After wowing World Expo visitors, a human washing machine is now on sale in Japan, a company spokeswoman said Friday.

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to ...