Scientists have conducted an extensive new study in to the uniqueness of human facial features.
The practice of testing products on animals could be discontinued within as little as three years.
Leandra Becerra Lumbreras, who is from Mexico, is believed to have been born on August 31, 1887.
By understanding how lizards regrow tissue it may be possible to enable the same process in humans.
Humans and Neanderthals are now believed to have lived alongside one another for as long as 5,000 years.
IBM has developed a sophisticated new chip that works by simulating the neurons inside the human brain.
A Google Moon image showing a peculiar human-like shape on the lunar surface has gone viral.
New doubts have been cast on the idea that a species of small humans lived on the island of Flores.
Russia is planning an extensive series of missions with the ultimate goal of landing humans on the moon.
Scientists have uncovered the fossil remains of an enormous penguin that was the size of an adult human.
The world's trees are thought to play an important role in preventing acute respiratory symptoms.
Police officers are investigating an alleged case of spontaneous human combustion in Edmonton.
Today marks exactly 45 years since Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on another world.
Is it possible for apes to speak English like in the new 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' movie ?
A 'floating' figure and some strange lights were observed by at least four witnesses over two nights.
More than 190 neuroscience researchers have condemned the project as a waste of money.
There are at least 30 facial expressions for emotions that can be recognized anywhere in the world.
The bizarre spectacle of a half-fox, half-human has been attracting crowds to Karachi zoo for years.
The business tycoon and inventor is aiming to have humans set foot on Mars within as little as 12 years.
Ancient remains found in a cave in China may belong to a species of human that lived 11,000 years ago.