It is rare, but infectious disease specialists say humans can contract bird flu. The disease can spread when a person has close contact with an infected animal. Symptoms of the virus typically include ...

A trove of rare 300,000-year-old wooden tools unearthed in south-west China reveals that early humans in the region may have relied heavily on underground plants like roots and tubers for sustenance.

A rare breed of hunting dogs known for its forked nose, the Turkish Pointer, might just help scientists better understand why human babies are sometimes born with facial clefts. In a recent study, ...

A rare cell in the lining of lungs is fundamental to the organ-wide response necessary to repair damage from toxins like those in wildfire smoke or respiratory viruses, Stanford Medicine researchers ...

In a remarkable discovery that could reshape our understanding of human-animal interaction, a new study has documented 34 rare cases of wild killer whales (orcas) offering food and other items to ...