The human body has evolved to shield its vital organs, from the brain's hard skull and meninges to the ribs and sternum ...

The Italian Renaissance artist created groundbreaking depictions of humans at a time when the inner workings of the body ...

For example, his sketches of the muscles of the arms and human skull are comparable to illustrations in today’s medical anatomy texts. According to Leonardo’s biographer, Giorgio Vasari, ...

This eerie roadside attraction in Michigan explores the science and history of death. Its macabre artifacts and exhibits ...

Although that of a non-human ape, the skull clearly had humanlike characteristics ... a student demonstrator of anatomy at the same university as Dart, who brought the fossil to his attention.

The ground beneath us is packed with antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) — tiny bits of genetic code that allow bacteria to ...

There’s a brisk underground trade in human remains. The justices pondered a medical research institution’s responsibility for stopping it.

In a quirky museum in Bangalore’s Wilson Garden, you can play with a brain. If the thought makes you squeamish, The NIMHANS ...