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Around one in every 100 people worldwide has vitiligo - a chronic, autoimmune skin condition that causes the skin to appear lighter in patches.

You might not think your blood type has much to do with your health, but research suggests that it can have an effect.

As effective as fasting can be for weight loss, it's often thought that depriving the body of sustenance might have a negative impact on brainpower.

A brainy human relative who lived during an ice age nearly 150,000 years ago adapted to the bitter cold by developing a sophisticated stone-tool industry, according to a new study of a crystal-studded rib bone found in China.

Think about a word that looks like its meaning.

When someone is suffering from stiff and aching joints due to arthritis, the last thing they probably want to do is get up and move.

This Week in Science: human remains found in an ancient, giant jar; a new member of the self-recognition club; new clues to why 90 percent of us are right-handed; and much more! Archaeologists Excavated a Giant Stone Jar And Found a Grim Surprise .. ...

Humans have around 30 trillion cells in our adult bodies.

For more than three decades, experts have been trying to solve the mystery of why a certain kind of underwater fault triggers earthquakes way more predictably than others.

A prehistoric predator to rival the most fearsome giant of them all has just been discovered lurking half-forgotten in a museum collection.