Explore how Heinrich Himmler created the Lebensborn program in 1936 to increase births among children deemed racially valuable. This episode reveals the rise of maternity homes across Germany and ...

Prime Video’s new Japanese thriller Human Specimens is a strange show. We like strange shows, though, as our love of Pluribus has reminded us. But is this show strange in a good way or just ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A driverless Waymo vehicle turned into a temporary birthing center when a woman gave birth to a baby inside the car before she reached a hospital, according to the autonomous ...

Even the stars people think of as immaculately crafted Hollywood products look wildly, irreducibly human in comparison. By Jane Ackermann In February 1941, The Chicago Tribune announced the arrival of ...

On Dec. 5, a federal vaccine advisory panel voted to change the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization ...

Share on Pinterest Our brains may only reach adulthood in our 30s, a recent study says. Image credit: Johner Images/Getty Images The brain develops through distinct phases over the course of a ...

The fossil and genetic evidence agree that modern humans originated in Africa. The most genetically diverse human populations—the groups that have had the longest time to pick up novel mutations—live ...

An investigation is underway after human remains were found Tuesday morning outside a Lee County home. Sheriff’s deputies responded about 8 a.m. to a home in the 200 block of Lee Road 205 in the Salem ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

AI is rapidly changing the world around us, from the way we engage online to how we work. But while the technology is able to complete an astonishing number of tasks, humans are far from obsolete. A ...