“Their bones are shown to this day, bearing no resemblance to any that have come within men’s ken.” That is what the line, which is credited to Josephus in Antiquities, describes as a permanent human ...

Two players share the title of being the tallest player in NBA history. Both were actually drafted by the same team.

An Ice Age double burial in Italy has yielded a stunning genetic revelation. DNA from a mother and daughter who lived over 12,000 years ago shows that the younger had a rare inherited growth disorder, ...

Long before today’s tree-dwelling sloths, a 4-ton giant roamed South America — and it may have stood and fought like a bear.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Russian director Sergei Eisenstein called her a “dollar princess” and Vanity Fair entitled its generally ...

Scientists estimate that hundreds of genetic variants contribute small effects to overall height. These variants influence bone growth, cartilage development, and hormonal regulation. Genetics sets a ...

Eighty-three years ago today, the largest and bloodiest battle in human history came to an end. On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad.

Karin Modig receives funding from Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare and from Karolinska Institutets research funds. How much do your genes determine how long you’ll live?

Scientists studying the remains of an individual buried 5,500 years ago in Colombia discovered a previously unknown strain of the bacterium that causes syphilis. Using statistical analysis, the team ...

International scientists have discovered a stencil of a hand in Indonesia that dates back nearly 68,000 years, making it the oldest known cave artwork ever discovered, per a study published Wednesday ...

The relationship between bears and humans in North America spans thousands of years, evolving from reverence to fear, conflict to conservation, and exploitation to coexistence. Long before European ...

The Outdoor Heritage Museum in Oquossoc Village, operated by Historic Rangeley, features exhibits exploring human life, culture and survival in the Rangeley region from the end of the last ice age to ...