The first time the placebo effect really got under my skin was when I read that roughly one-third of people with irritable ...

Scientists have found a new way the body controls stored sugar. A molecule once thought to work only on proteins can also act ...

Crack open any biology textbook, and you’ll find tidy diagrams, clean labels, and plenty of comforting facts about the human ...

The Human Organ Atlas gives an extremely detailed look at 56 human organs, scanned with the help of a particle accelerator.

Nothing rivals the human brain's complexity. Its 86 billion neurons and 85 billion other cells make an estimated 100 trillion ...

When an axolotl loses a limb to a hungry predator, it sprouts a structurally sound replacement, rebuilding flesh, bone, and ...

The team behind the feat plan to study uterine disorders and the early stages of pregnancy—and potentially grow a human fetus. “Think of this as a human body,” says Javier González. In front of me is ...

Scientists discover salamander genes that help regrow limbs, using gene therapy to restore digit growth in mice.

The hiccups you’ve been cursing since lunch are older than you could ever possibly imagine — a ghost signal from ancestors ...

For centuries, people tried to build ornithopters that flapped like birds, but none became a practical path to human flight.

Learn how to set realistic, science-based weight loss targets your body can achieve. Discover a proven framework for ...

At the ongoing exhibition, artist SK Rajavelu’s drawings don’t try to catch your eye. They sit quietly, built with just lines ...