PHILADELPHIA -- A medical museum in Philadelphia has redrawn its policies on the collection and display of human remains, ...

Damaged body parts take longer to heal, and organs don't work as well as they used to. What we call "aging" is mostly caused by the damage to cells and molecules, like DNA, in the body over time.

The human body has some organs that are considered "useless" due to their reduced functionality over time. Analysis of some of these vestigial structures has provided insight into human evolution ...

A Salem, Mass., woman who was arrested in 2023 for allegedly taking part in a ring selling stolen human remains claims her case should be dismissed because body parts are not legally considered ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) –Microplastics are everywhere, in the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and even the linens we use to sleep. Researchers are raising concerns about the effects of these ...

A 3D analysis comparing the way fabric falls on a human body versus a low-relief sculpture shows that the Shroud of Turin was not based on a real person.

The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain – have been assembled in fits and starts over the four billion ...

The Design Museum in London’s latest exhibition, More Than Human, is a fresh foray into the question of how we work with, and for, the natural world. It is an intriguing show (on until 5 October ...

Wondering how often you really need to shower? A microbiologist breaks down the body parts that need daily washing – and the areas that don’t.

Complex regions of the human genome remained uncharted, even after researchers sequenced the genome in its entirety. That is, until today.

There Is a 100 Percent Chance That Your Body Is Deeply Contaminated With Dangerous Substances Hey, it had to end up somewhere.