The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...

A 2-year-old Philadelphia girl was beaten to death while under the care of the city's child welfare system—and now her aunt ...

A 2-year-old Philadelphia girl was beaten to death while under the care of the city's child welfare system—and now her aunt ...

Suddenly feeling old? Evidence now suggests that rather than a long, steady decline, we dramatically age around three ...

The Village Voice remembers the art and provocations of the underground comix genius, Vaughn Bode, on the 50th anniversary of his death.

Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a ...

Over the last couple of decades, animated features have pushed the boundaries of art, storytelling and the box office. “Flow” ...

A devastating hiking accident on Mount Whitney has left a 14-year-old California boy clinging to life after altitude-induced hallucinations ...

Maris Kreizman writes about the way police are mythologized in popular culture in this excerpt from her book 'I Want to Burn This Place Down' ...

The documentary (pictured), which hit BBC iPlayer last night, tells the incredible story of 1998 Japanese show Susunu!Denpa ...