Many of the body's biggest flaws are the result of evolution building on old designs instead of starting over. Our spine, ...

Discover how lifelike synthetic human bodies are helping train healthcare professionals while reducing reliance on cadavers ...

Leaf through a textbook, watch a wellness influencer, or listen in at the gym, and it can feel as though the human body has already been mapped to exhaustion. Every muscle named, every nerve traced.

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

The human body is an incredible thing, but what goes on inside — and outside — of it can be...quite scary and disturbing. Recently, people shared the disturbing medical facts about the human body that ...

The average body contains about 37 trillion cells – and we are in the midst of a revolutionary quest to understand what they all do. Unravelling this requires the expertise of scientists from all ...

Your anatomy operates like a machine, it's success hinging on the work of over 70 organs, each with a unique function. From the heart's blood-pumping ability to the liver's filtering power, each ...

Becoming aware of mortality can expose why we idealize, control, and objectify bodies—and offer a healthier way to inhabit our own physical vulnerability.