A skeleton was found on May 6, on the side of Interstate 75 in Peach County, Ga., according to the Peach County Coroner’s ...

As plans for missions to Mars accelerate, so do questions about how the human body might cope. A return trip to the red ...

A study in Nature reveals how gut cells sense microbial flagellin and signal the brain to stop eating—introducing a sixth ...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency predicted much of the country’s leftover lead plumbing would be found in lower-income ...

A team of researchers has recently developed a nondestructive imaging and machine learning system that accurately predicts ...

Microplastics found in food, clothes, and even our bodies raise concerns about health and environmental effects. Learn how to ...

At the third assembly of the World Humanist Forum on July 19, Antonio Carvallo proposed the creation of a new working table ...

However, giving birth, and looking after a newborn, would be far more difficult in zero gravity. After all, in space, nothing stays still. Fluids float. So do people. That makes delivering a baby and ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee amputees. Unlike traditional ...

UNLV biomedical engineer Huang Chen studies how blood cells interact with medical devices and how to make them more efficient. The research is addressing challenges faced by adults with end-stage ...

The heat index, or apparent temperature, combines air temperature and humidity to indicate how hot it feels to the body. High humidity slows sweating, the body's natural cooling system, making ...