The human face is strikingly distinct from our fossil cousins and ancestors—most notably, it is significantly smaller, and ...

An "unprecedented view" of how the body changes during and after pregnancy has revealed many long-lasting impacts on the ...

NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams has returned to Earth after spending over 9 moths in space - under microgravity. Even though ...

Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby.

Researchers have shed new light on how tissues in the body are repaired following the damage and premature death of tissue ...

We all know that our scalp hair grays and thins as we age, but did you know that your body hair experiences serious changes, ...

Many people feel sick even if they don't have a fever and many have a normal body temperature lower than 98.6 degrees. How to ...

It may be disturbing to characterize human bodies in such commodifying terms, but the unavoidable reality is that human ...

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There are a lot of guns in rotation, but who will end up pulling the trigger in the final episode remains a mystery.

In March 1970, neurosurgeon Dr. Robert J. White performed the first cephalic transplant on two rhesus monkeys. Jenna El-Attar/ Guest Artist The scene is like any ordinary operating room. The ...

Nicole "Niki" Perry was killed in the most horrifying way imaginable at a drug house in Texas. Her hands were severed with a ...