A popular human anatomy textbook, Gray's Anatomy, is referenced in the show's title. Until her departure in 2015, writer Shonda Rhimes produced the pilot and worked as executive producer, head writer, ...
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Scientists say they have recovered the oldest known Homo sapiens DNA from human remains found in Europe, and the information is helping to reveal our species’ shared history with Neanderthals.
Dec 13 (Reuters) - The Louisiana Department of Health said on Friday it has detected the first presumptive positive human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1, in the U.S. state.
Two groundbreaking studies have pinpointed when ancient humans and Neanderthals interbred, with both research teams concluding the mixing occurred around 47,000 years ago. The research, published in ...
A new book about John Milton and “Paradise Lost” traces the 17th-century epic’s influence and relevance through the ages. By Ed Simon Famous poets (tortured or not) have taken inspiration ...
In “Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words,” Michael Owen offers a sympathetic portrait of the lyricist, overshadowed in a life that had him tending the legacy of his younger sibling George. By ...
So how did we become such a unique animal? Human intelligence was born in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, as our ape ancestors evolved increasingly bigger brains. That may only have happened ...