A baby gorilla was recently delivered by a rare emergency caesarean procedure, after her mother developed a potentially life-threatening condition, according to officials at the Bristol Zoo Gardens in the United Kingdom.
A Jurassic-age dinosaur suffered from eight devastating maladies during its lifetime that likely caused the paleo-beast an enormous amount of pain and possibly made it difficult to hunt, a new study suggests.
Autism screening is critical, and must continue, argues autism expert Alycia Halladay.
A team of scientists took a closer look at declining bee populations in the Netherlands and discovered something unexpected — the bees were getting smaller.
Fat burning zone, cardio zone — what do these heart rate numbers actually mean?
What makes human morality unique?
Wisdom teeth may have shrunk during human evolution as part of changes that started with human tool use, according to a new study.
People may select partners who share certain traits with them, researchers said.
Robotics company Boston Dynamics released a new video yesterday (Feb. 23) showcasing its upgraded Atlas robot, and the footage features a slew of impressive (and somewhat unsettling) new capabilities.
Parents who hide their true emotions from their children, putting on an insincere "happy face," tend to feel bad about it afterward, a new study finds.
Sunbathing is a social event for the bizarre mint-sauce worm, a plant-animal that gets all of its nutrients from photosynthetic algae living inside its body.
A new study finds that dodos weren't dumb. Their smarts were probably comparable to that of modern pigeons.
Here's how to get back into exercise after giving birth.
The rates of death from a number of maladies, including heart disease, stroke and Alzheimer's, were higher in 2015 than in 2014, a new report finds.
For male nursery-web spiders, bondage during mating can be a matter of life and death.
How does a doctor know when a person is brain dead?
The jury's still out on the safety of this simple procedure.
Travelers returning from countries with known Zika virus outbreaks should practice safe sex, according to the CDC.
History buffs know that Adolf Hitler had an undescended testicle, but a new review of his medical records suggests that der Führer also had other genital problems, including a condition called a micropenis.
If a space rock hits the atmosphere, and no one is around to hear it, does the tabloid press still report it as an Earth-shattering event?