The recurrent laryngeal nerve is one of the most baffling features of human anatomy. Instead of going straight from the brain ...

For decades, above-the-knee amputees have had to live with stiff, uncomfortable prosthetics that felt more like rigid tools ...

As India prepares to receive its first astronaut, who is returning from the International Space Station, the spotlight turns to the health of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, a decorated officer ...

Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are capable of regenerating after injury. This is why injuries to the central ...

NASA's Human Research Program has researched what happens to the human body in space. What they do informs safer spacecraft designs, smarter spacesuits, and improved medical procedures.

The unique human body part that evolution cannot explain The human chin has long been fertile ground for arguments between scientists over its purpose ...

Why space wrecks the human bodyIn this week’s episode of Space Minds, we explore how microgravity accelerates aging—and guest Dr. Nadia Maarouf shares her insights on the phenomenon and what ...

So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to consider the capabilities – and limits – of the human body in being able to achieve these awesome heights.

Around 6:10 p.m., detectives with the Pickens County Sheriff's Office found human remains about 30 feet off the roadway in the 500 block of Massingill Memorial Drive in Pickens.

Ultraweak biophotons largely caused by metabolic processes could play a key role in noninvasive health testing.

From Videodrome to Body Melt, from Street Trash to Dumplings, these are the best body horror movies of all time.