A man who died in Herculaneum during the historic Vesuvius eruption was found with an exploded skull and glass-like brain tissue.

As an escalating viral outbreak unfolds in China, only one lab in the country meets the required biosafety standards needed to study the new disease.

Scientists have discovered a form of natural selection that doesn't rely on DNA.

Could Zika be used as a cancer treatment?

Noncommunicable diseases cannot pass between people — or can they?

Scientists have come closer to understanding why people seem to age at different rates.

What could this tell us about the aging process in humans?

Evidence suggests that modern humans may be cooler than our 19th-century ancestors.

An emerging cancer therapy could someday shorten the time patients spend in treatment and improve their overall outcomes.

But we still don't know if it causes a high or has medical benefits.

And freezing that fat could potentially help ease symptoms of the disorder.

A new study suggests that human neurons may have more computing power than once thought.

So, what is it?

People have speculated that the viral infection may be a highly contagious disease called SARS.

The Food and Drug Administration hopes to curb the use of e-cigarettes by minors.

Depending on the organ, the time can range from a few hours to a day and a half.

The animal kingdom is full of cannibals, zombies and party animals.

… and sometimes crashed to Earth.

Oh, the things we do for science!

An ancient human skeleton uncovered in China belonged to an individual with the rare condition of "proportionate dwarfism."

New evidence of preserved brain tissue from the Cambrian period counters arguments that nervous tissue cannot be fossilized.

A rare medical condition caused the bones of a woman's hands and fingers to shrink.

New Zealand medical officials have ordered 1,292 square feet of skin to treat victims of the White Island volcanic eruptions.

A Kansas-based company launched a clinical trial in Colombia to reverse aging. But will it work?