Scientists have identified a new sense within the human tongue that is able to perceive carbohydrates.
Early humans may have relied on domesticated dogs to help them hunt down and kill woolly mammoths.
The space agency has emphasized that sending humans to the Red Planet is still its primary mission.
A trail of large, humanlike footprints has been discovered near the Endau Rompin forest reserve.
Philosophers have pondered for thousands of years over the very nature of human consciousness.
A new study suggests that the human race may not be prepared for communication with extraterrestrials.
Takeaway boss John Clarkson put together a burger so large that it was as tall as a human being.
Human skin grown from stem cells in the lab could put an end to drug and cosmetics testing on animals.
NASA is set to conduct an unprecedented new study in to the way space can affect the human body.
A superhuman autonomous robotic fireman could soon be helping fire crews to put out fires.
Scientists may be able to alter our genes to make the human colonization of other planets more viable.
Scientists have determined that the human nose is far more capable than previously believed.
Were we solely responsible for the species' extinction or were there other factors at work ?
Google's Ray Kurzweil has claimed that within 15 years we will be interacting with intelligent computers.
A new study has shown that a dog's brain reacts to voices in much the same way as the brain of a human.
In a world first, a fully functional pair of human lungs has been grown by researchers in a laboratory.
The earliest known human footprints outside of Africa have been uncovered on England's east coast.
Researchers have discovered that we possess up to one fifth of our prehistoric cousins' genetic code.
In terms of physical prowess, dolphins are able to put even the strongest human athletes to shame.
Scientists believe that our slow metabolic rate is the key to explaining our relative longevity.