The three parts that made up the space shuttle were the orbiter - the part that resembled an aeroplane, the large orange ...

The M1 Garand was the rifle that helped the United States win World War II—a weapon so effective that even General Patton called it "the greatest battle implement ever devised." Video captures ...

The Sahara Desert is one of Earth's most arid and desolate places, stretching across a swathe of North Africa that spans ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

The Levant region of the Middle East has long been recognized as a mixing pot of early humans and Neanderthals, some local and some on their way to and from other geographical regions. The many ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

THE SECRET TO building muscle has always been about the reps. But that doesn’t mean what you think. We’re often taught that eight to 10-rep sets are the key to unlocking hypertrophy ...

"Compared to Neanderthals and chimpanzees who continue growing longer, human facial growth stops earlier, around adolescence, resulting in a smaller adult face." The study is published in the ...

Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical ...

But statins can cause some unwanted symptoms, such as muscle pain. Doctors don’t understand the exact cause of statin-related muscle pain. But there’s evidence that these drugs might change ...

Some research has suggested that creatine supplementation can help improve people’s athletic performance and their ability to pack on muscle mass, including in placebo-controlled trials (a gold ...

Humans and Neanderthals didn’t just coexist – they mingled, competed, and even had children together. Neanderthals lived in Europe and Asia for hundreds of thousands of years before modern humans ...