Humans

  1. Health & Medicine

    Full moon may mean less sleep

    Slumber waxes and wanes along with lunar rhythm, researchers find with people sleeping in windowless lab.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Gastric bypass surgery causes sugar-burning gut growth in rats

    The rapid improvement in symptoms of diabetes, seen in patients before weight loss begins, may be due to changes in part of the intestine.

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  3. Life

    A flash of light implants false memories in mice

    Researchers alter rodents' recollections by exciting just a few neurons.

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  4. Archaeology

    Notorious Bones

    South African finds enter fray over origins of the human genus.

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  5. Anthropology

    War arose recently, anthropologists contend

    Infrequent killings among hunter-gatherer groups fit a scenario of a largely peaceful Stone Age, a study concludes.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Permanent Present Tense

    The Unforgettable Life of the Amnesic Patient, H. M. by Suzanne Corkin.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    What and when babies first eat may affect diabetes risk

    Children at risk of type 1 diabetes are better off waiting until 4 months of age to consume solid foods.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Four-question test ID’s women with depression

    Simple decision tool shows potential as quick way to identify clinical depression.

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  9. Anthropology

    Agriculture’s roots spread east to Iran

    Dig supports prolonged development of domesticated crops at ancient sites across the Fertile Crescent.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    People may have evolved to fight cholera

    People in Bangladesh have genetic variations that might defend against the disease.

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  11. Anthropology

    Human ancestors scrambled to their feet, a new explanation for bipedalism asserts

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  12. Archaeology

    Pre-Inca empire tomb found untouched in Peru

    Gold jewelry, bronze axes and dozens of bodies were among the contents of the Wari empire ceremonial room.

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