We have trillions of body clocks — a central one in the brain and others in each cell of our body. Here's how they work with ...

Nature is truly amazing. Sure, if we break a nail, it will grow back, but if we lose a limb, that's pretty much it. While our ...

Microplastics found in human tissues are of health concern: they are linked to diseases and infiltrate vital organs.

In summary, the human body is truly amazing. Its complexity means there’s so much to learn, including facts that even ...

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

That’s not the case for all of us, I’m reminded, as I look inside a cardboard box containing around 20 plastic hearts—each a ...

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

Too many fingers or too many teeth — as generative AI imagery exploded across the internet last year, these bodily mishaps became both a punchline and a tell-tale ...

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 ...

To put this in perspective, the average modern human brain size is between 1,090 to 1,880 milliliters, and our famous cousin, the Neanderthals, ranged from 1,120 to 1,740 milliliters. What makes the ...

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 ...