Five years after their space jaunts, the astronauts appear to be in good cardiovascular health.

The coelacanth is known as a "living fossil" because its anatomy has changed little in the last 65 million years. Despite ...

Although often glossed over, the human liver is a pretty amazing organ. Not just because it’s pretty much the sole thing that ...

These discoveries represent the earliest definitive example of human cannibalism in Europe. Earlier claims exist ...

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 ...

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

Microplastics have even been found inside our bones – but what impact are they having on our health? Here's everything we ...

Until today, skin, brain, and all tissues of the human body were difficult to observe in detail with an optical microscope, ...

An international team of scientists has decoded some of the most stubborn, overlooked regions of the human genome using ...

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