Humans

  1. Humans

    Chicken of the Sea

    Chickens may have crossed the Pacific Ocean along with early Polynesian explorers.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    A big discovery about little people

    Humans may have once walked the Earth with tiny people—a possible newly discovered species that scientists have nicknamed "hobbits."

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Don’t Eat That Sandwich!

    If you drop a sandwich on the floor, how quickly does it pick up bacteria?

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  4. Health & Medicine

    A Better Flu Shot

    A new kind of vaccine that's made in caterpillar cells prevents influenza.

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  5. Humans

    A Long Trek to Asia

    An ancient skeleton from a Chinese cave shows how far humans walked when they left Africa.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Chew for Health

    Surprise your teacher: New studies show that chewing gum might be good for you!

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  7. Humans

    Earth Rocks On

    Some rocks in Greenland show that Earth's crust was moving even 3.8 billion years ago.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Wake Up, Sleepy Gene

    Variation in the length of one gene affects how well you function when short of sleep.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Childhood’s long history

    Our ancient ancestors had long childhoods, just as we do today.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    A fix for injured knees

    A new way of repairing a common knee injury might someday help athletes recover faster.

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  11. Humans

    Stonehenge settlement

    The remains of a prehistoric village lie near the legendary stone circle in England known as Stonehenge.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Eat Out, Eat Smart

    Knowing the number of calories in your restaurant meal can help you make healthier food choices.

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