Anatomy

An analysis of Neanderthal hand bones suggests these extinct humans possessed thumbs better suited for power grips,…

Scientists in the United Kingdom have discovered a rare bone, called the os cordis, in chimpanzees with a common…

Aye-ayes are among the strangest primates on Earth, with their oversized ears, spider-like hands, and—as new…

Anyone who’s ever said they felt scared to their bones might have been speaking more literally than we knew. A new…

If you’ve ever been dizzy without a cause—no alcohol in your system, no blunt trauma to the head, no ear…

It’s not common that researchers discover what could be an entirely new part of the human body. But a team in Sweden…

Unless there are some truly radical advances in catheter technology, having to pee and not being able to will remain…

A 99-year-old woman in Oregon lived a long life with one of the world’s rarest and often fatal conditions: a body in…

We’re all familiar with the flashy, big-ticket organs: the heart, the brain, the lungs. Their celebrity often…

The Wound Man (or Man of Wounds, depending on how you translate it in Fasciculus medicinae, the 1491 medical…

It’s not every day that scientists find a completely new aspect of human anatomy, but a study published this week in…

Ever wanted to know what the inside of Superman’s eyeball looks like? Well, now you do, in stunningly beautiful…

With yet another Jurassic Park movie headed to theaters, it’s the perfect time for busybody scientists to shatter…

When separates us from the animals? Is it the burden of consciousness, the terror of knowing that one day we will…

Two decades of healthy growth, followed by four to eight decades of slow-motion physical and mental collapse—that’s…

Owing to its distinctly bird-like features, Archaeopteryx is one of the most intriguing dinosaurs known to science.…

History’s littered with lost ears: Van Gogh’s, Evander Holyfield’s, that ear Kyle MacLachlan finds in a field in Blue…

Human anatomy is something better learned by studying detailed models, or actual people. Mastering the ins and outs…

One 63-year-old man had so many prostate orgasms that he couldn’t stop.

Earth’s oceans are well-stocked with otherworldly inhabitants, but few of these critters are quite as strange as sea…