Why are humans the only species with a chin?
Humans are the only species with a chin — a feature absent from even our closest relatives. Indeed, it’s such a unique anatomical quirk that...
Tag : humans
A single injection of mRNA-like treatment could help heart muscle heal after a heart attack in mice and pigs. Could it work in humans too?
A single shot of self-amplifying RNA can repair tissue damage from a heart attack, new research in pigs and mice shows. It can take weeks...
‘It’s nature calling to humans, and humans deciding whether or not to reply’: Why we need to start paying attention to our mutually beneficial relationships with other species
Nature is full of relationships: predator and prey, parasite and host, competitor versus competitor. But there is another, often-forgotten relationship that involves species working together...
Replacing humans with machines is leaving truckloads of food stranded and unusable
Supermarket shelves can look full despite the food systems underneath them being under strain. Fruit may be stacked neatly, chilled meat may be in place....
Paleolithic humans invented an ‘early predecessor to writing’ at least 40,000 years ago, carved signs suggest
Humans first developed complex and information-dense writing around 3000 B.C., when the Sumerians of southern Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) invented cuneiform scripts. But new research suggests...
Diagnostic dilemma: A parasite never before seen in humans was behind a woman’s lung infection, organ damage and forgetfulness
The patient: A 64-year-old woman in New South Wales, Australia The symptoms: The woman was admitted to the hospital after experiencing abdominal pain and diarrhea...
Did modern humans wipe out the Neanderthals? New evidence may finally provide answers.
About 37,000 years ago, Neanderthals clustered in small groups in what is now southern Spain. Their lives may have been transformed by the eruption of...
How well can AI and humans work together? Scientists are turning to Dungeons & Dragons to find out
Artificial intelligence (AI) models have been playing the popular tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) so that researchers can test their ability to create...