The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises an axial skeleton, which consists of the skull and the spine, as well as an ...

Studying elite athletes in real-world endurance events offers a rare glimpse into the limits of human performance. In cycling, few challenges test the body and mind like the Tour Divide — a ...

(Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council on October 6, 2025, adopted a landmark resolution creating an independent mechanism to investigate past and ongoing rights abuses in Afghanistan, ...

Summary: A new machine learning method has achieved what even AlphaFold cannot — the design of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), the shape-shifting biomolecules that make up nearly 30% of all ...

When you read about something or see it on TV, the (lack of) context might leave you guessing — or even worse, misinterpreting — the details. Luckily, r/HumanForScale solves that problem. Every ...

EASTON, Pa. – Northampton County human services workers want to know what will be done to protect the people they serve, as a possible furlough date draws closer. "How is any of this OK?" Kezzy ...

The From Labs to Lives Blog provides clear, accessible explainers on everyday topics for which UC Davis has expertise. Each post is reviewed by faculty or subject-matter experts, ensuring readers get ...

Apparently, there's a new organ in the human body we never knew about before. The capabilities of the human body never cease to amaze, though you'd assume by now in the 21st century that we'd know all ...

Investigators sift through soil on Wednesday behind the Crestwood Court home of Franz and Theresia Kraus, an Albany couple who neighbors said vanished years ago. An excavator is seen on Wednesday ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Humans have been trying to replace ailing parts of our bodies for thousands of years, turning to prosthetic limbs, ...

Fractional leadership roles allow organizations to bring in senior-level expertise on a part-time or project basis, offering flexibility and access to specialized skills without the cost of a ...