If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

But there's a problem, and a big one at that: The body naturally wants to reject any tissue it knows it didn't manufacture.

NASA has been studying the effects of space on human health for over 50 years, focusing on how zero gravity, lack of fresh ...

Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen part of a human cell that could help research on Alzheimer's disease. The new ...

How do we determine how healthy our food is? We know now that our nutrition shouldn't just be measured in calories, or even ...

NASA has listed the five largest dangers to humans in space. The difficulties are categorised under the term "RIDGE".

As global temperatures rise and heat waves become more frequent and intense, understanding how to stay safe in the heat is no ...

But we’ve learned quite a lot of fascinating things about the human body this year, too, in relation to topics ranging from eye and uterus transplants to vitamin D levels and aging.

In science fiction, spaceships moving at or beyond lightspeed enable all manner of universal exploration. But in Earth-bound reality, traveling at the speed of light (299,792,458 meters per second ...

Could humans be capable of growing new limbs? Scientists are trying to figure that out with the aid of an unexpected resource ...

Science of the Human Body" exhibit at Liberty Science Center teaches kids the science behind the body's nastier functions ...