Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.

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Scientists have announced the results of a decade-long quest to measure Newton’s gravitational constant — nicknamed Big G — ...

According to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an advocacy group made up of former EPA employees, ...

Racism that fueled the syphilis study still permeates the U.S. health care system, causing disparities in access to medical ...

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Against expert advice, people are using new and unpredictable synthetic drugs to experiment on themselves in hopes of ...

Insilico Medicine announced LabClaw, an intelligent laboratory operating system designed to enable autonomous coordination ...

However, when I learn about the darker side of psychology and the experiments conducted for "science" or "national interests, ...

The medical establishment was critical of what the Brigham doctors were considering, with one colleague calling them "a bunch ...

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical traces in fossil teeth. Experiments suggest this exposure may have driven ...