Some people may worry about being bitten by a snake or spider, but have you ever considered what would happen if a small ...

Three studies published in one of the most respected medical journals paint a vivid picture of how ultra-processed foods are ...

From interactive diagrams to A.I. assistants, virtual tools are beginning to supplant physical dissections in some classrooms ...

At this stage, known as gastrulation, a flat and featureless sheet of cells folds into a living blueprint for the body, a ...

And people should think carefully about what they eat to meet those needs. “On social media, it’s like everyone’s worried ...

In 1959, Adolf Butenandt and his team discovered the first pheromone, bombykol, a chemical released by female silkworm moths ...

Alcor Life Extension Foundation is freezing human bodies and brains at ultralow temperatures in hopes future medical ...

For more than a century, medical students have memorized the same map of the human body, confident that every major structure ...

Narwhals, one of the shyest and most sensitive whale species on Earth, keep slamming into it. At one site, it’s happening ...

Mary Roach's new book Replaceable You explores what we do when bits of our bodies break down or need switching out. It makes ...

A new study reversed transplant rejection twice, uncovering the reasons for transplant rejection on a cellular level ...

Researchers believe that due to increasing population and expansion of cities, humans will not be able to return to natural ...