Little Foot” is the most complete Australopithecus fossil ever found. And now we finally have an idea of what this group of ...

Emotional tears are a uniquely human behavior. Research suggests they evolved not for eye health but as a powerful social ...

New research shows smoking changes how key eye cells control genes, helping explain why smokers face a much higher risk of ...

Does quitting alcohol heal the liver A hepatology expert explains what happens when you quit drinking recovery timeline and ...

Long before humans, dinosaurs, or even fish existed, one of our distant ancestors looked very different from anything alive today. Researchers now say that all vertebrates—including humans—may trace ...

Researchers have predicted that cases of glaucoma, a common eye condition that can lead to blindness if not treated, are expected to increase around the world in the coming years.

Researchers found that vertebrate eyes - including humans’ - began as brain tissue from a single ancestral light-sensing organ.

Early mammalian ancestors were nocturnal, sleeping during the day while the dinosaurs dominated the land. However, some mammalian lineages, including human ancestors, independently transitioned to ...

Through a series of experiments supported by the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) researchers say they have advanced understanding of how smoking damages the eye and ...

Through a series of experiments supported by the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) researchers say ...

Hopkins researchers identify how smoking, a well-known risk factor for eye disease and vision loss, increases susceptibility ...