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 ...

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".

These everyday choices seem very personal. Scientists are now close to developing tools that can tailor these choices to help us choose what’s best for us. A blood test can provide real-time ...

An ambitious project launched in 2016 has made a dent in one of biology’s greatest challenges — with more than 3,600 researchers profiling more than 100 million cells.

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.

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

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

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

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 ...