Miniscule plastic fragments found in human tissues have become a major health concern, linked to diseases and organ failure.

The vertebrae that form the coccyx are the last remaining evidence that our ancestors once had tails, but in modern-day ...

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Plastic particles are found in our organs, blood and even semen. But do they stay in us forever? What damage are they doing?

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She remarked: "These are five body parts you are not washing enough. Our number one is your belly button. That's right, a lot ...

Human bones washed up along the Brooklyn Bridge Park shoreline this week — marking at least the fifth time remains have been ...

A new app developed by Cornell researchers helps users record highly accurate time-lapse videos of body parts—a surprisingly ...

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Scientists discover new species of human ancestors, Homo juluensis. Credit: Adam Fagen, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 A team of researchers has identified a new human species that vanished approximately 200,000 ...