A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the pituitary gland may play an unexpected role in female fertility, according to a new study. Researchers found that a protein ...

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Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food ...

Researchers are investigating the link between mindfulness and health, offering potential new options for the treatment and ...

Scientists have uncovered the minuscule waste products in human blood, lungs, brains, hearts and testicles. But a new study, ...

The Naga Sadhus are believed to have extraordinary spiritual powers, and they play a pivotal role in the rituals and processions during the Mela. The symbolism of the Kumbh (pitcher) is profound. In ...

with minimal human contact. Staff have come up with an intriguing way to shield the bears from people – the panda suit.

The drink’s winning formula of water, sodium, potassium and sugar works effectively with the human body to keep users hydrated, refueling them with energy and optimizing muscle function. While I don’t ...

Their journeys are largely fueled by nectar, which is sipped from wildflowers ... Torpor is characterized by a sharp decrease in metabolic rate and body temperature for several hours.

But a new study hints that maybe we aren’t so special. A million years ago, researchers have found, an extinct species of human relatives known as Homo erectus thrived in a harsh desert ...

The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of "Ushikawa Man," thought to be some of Japan's most ancient human fossils, are not what scientists believed they were, new research finds. Instead ...

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...