Anthropologists have been investigating the origins, evolution and purpose of the humble eyebrow.
Two of the largest stones that make up Stonehenge may have actually been at the site for millions of years.
The accidental find highlights just how much there is still left to learn about the workings of the human body.
Scientists at Cambridge University have been working on an emotive human-like robot known as Charles.
Elon Musk has stressed the importance of sending humans to Mars before the next 'probable' World War.
The World Health Organization has highlighted the potential danger of a deadly, as-yet-unknown pathogen.
Covering 11 generations over a period of 500 years, the family tree is thought to be the largest ever created.
A new study has found that Neanderthals, not humans, created the world's oldest known cave paintings.
The research aims to solve donor organ shortages by making it possible to grow human organs inside sheep.
Researchers believe that humanity would be more likely to welcome than fear the discovery of alien life.
The way our ancestors hunted prey may have given them a significant advantage over the Neanderthals.
A prominent US scientist has claimed that a human-chimp hybrid was created in a laboratory in the 1920s.
A 14-year-old orca named Wikie has succeeded in imitating some of the words spoken by her trainer.
The eerily human-like robot has ditched her bald-headed android guise in favor of something more glamorous.
Two identical long-tailed macaques, Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, have been created by scientists in China.
Astronomers worldwide have criticized the decision to launch a large reflective disco ball in to orbit.
A prehistoric jawbone unearthed in Israel's Misliya Cave is believed to date back up to 200,000 years.
It's not only humans who favor one hand over the other - cats seem to share this preference as well.
Researchers have identified what is thought to be the earliest known example of a physical practical joke.
A young schoolboy from Syria has acquired the remarkable ability to magnetically attract objects.