Examining the dark history of anatomical dissection through the centuries—and why the need for study on human donors is as vital as it’s ever been.

For 150 years, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit was thought to be the average body temperature for a healthy human being. But that number is wrong. But for at least the past two decades, researchers have ...

Bristle worms have protrusions that act like a 3D printer, helping us to understand how cells regenerate. Most people will ...

Here’s what happens to your body when you drink it. Tea leaves harvested in Uva Province, Sri Lanka. Processing methods and harvest timing, from early-picked white tea to mature black tea, shape ...

Paleoanthropologist and National Geographic Explorer in Residence Lee Berger and a large team of scientists recently announced the discovery of what is being interpreted as graves or burials made ...