Earlier studies found evidence that the ancestors of modern humans in Europe and Asia interbred with other hominin species, which include the Denisovans and the Neanderthals. Now, analysis of saliva ...

Scientists have discovered that the human eye has a spooky ability. It can detect "ghost images." These are images that are encoded in random patterns, previously thought only detectable by computer.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with psychologist Coltan Scrivner about his book Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't ...

A human skull was discovered by a pair of ghost-hunting YouTubers near an abandoned hotel in the United Kingdom, authorities said. Danny and Felicity Duffy were filming just after midnight Monday near ...

A protein that helps make human spit slimy reveals signs that the ancestors of modern humans interbred with an extinct human lineage that was an even more distant relation than Neanderthals, a new ...

The number of ghost orchids in the wild has declined by more than 90 percent, according to organizations seeking to protect the elusive flower under the Endangered Species Act Abigail Adams is a Human ...