Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She ...

"I have a red birthmark on my face that swells up about four weeks before I get a positive pregnancy test. It has a 100% ...

A group of Live Oak High School seniors Friday afternoon took a scalpel and peeled back the skin of cadaver Victor to display ...

"BODY WORLDS has fundamentally changed the way we understand the human body and has contributed to a new culture of education ...

Scott Sheffield has been teaching anatomy at the university level for over 21 years. He has passionately and carefully produced the site "Get Body Smart - Human Anatomy and Physiology". This site ...

Every Friday afternoon, 60 students cram into three laboratory spaces. Those labs have a distinct smell: ethanol and other chemicals, preserving four human cadavers. More than half of the 60 students ...

RICHMOND, Va. — What makes you happy? Is it the rich taste of chocolate, the serenity of a long walk on the beach or the rush of skateboarding? No matter what brings you joy, the impact of happiness ...

Learn more about the differences between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, and how those differences may have helped our ...

As haunting as the Harvard morgue scandal is, you don't have to go back very far in history to find practices for sourcing bodies that would be shocking today. Reporter Ally Jarmanning finds that for ...

The robots run on a hydraulic system powered by a compact pump, called a “hydraulic heart,” which uses water to move the muscles. The water stays inside the system, and if it ever needs more, the ...