One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an ...

Scientists may have cracked the case of whether a seven-million-year-old fossil could walk upright. A new study found strong ...

Every time you look in the mirror, you are seeing the legacy of an extinct cousin. A small but influential fraction of your ...

“We concluded it is possible that exposure to these chemicals can lower sperm quality, disrupt hormones, and damage ...

Numerous studies have shown that microplastics are incredibly damaging to human health — but new research reveals that their ...

The Great Flood stars Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo as characters fighting for their lives after a massive flood envelops Seoul, South Korea. In addition to trying to find safety, Gu An-na (Da-mi) must ...

In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited babies. Using Crispr, he tweaked the genes of three human embryos in an attempt to ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

The issue of autism prevalence gained significant attention this week after President Donald Trump, speaking at a White House press event, claimed that taking Tylenol during pregnancy was linked to an ...

Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that autism may have it roots in how the human brain has evolved. "Our results suggest that some of the same genetic changes that make the human brain ...

The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are pushing the oceans toward a dangerous threshold. Vast and powerful, the ...