Mammals aren’t known for the ocular regenerative powers, but a new study shows that nature has a few tricks up its sleeve.

Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of tissues and organs, there is a hidden order that looks a lot like pure ...

Commercial airliners spend most of their working lives in parts of the atmosphere that the human body cannot tolerate for ...

A large study has revealed that dozens of widely used chemicals can damage beneficial gut bacteria. Many of these substances, ...

A series of about 5,200 holes stretching nearly a mile (1.5 kilometers) across the Pisco Valley in the southern Peruvian ...

From minimalist wrist designs to full sleeves, body art has become so common that it barely raises an eyebrow.

Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

Researchers have created tiny, microorganism-inspired particles that can change their shape and self-propel, much like living ...

Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which muscle damage—often caused by drug intake—can lead to impaired kidney function and acute kidney failure. However, there have been limitations in directly ...

Scientists found that colour production in birds is not just cosmetic but may be part of the body’s internal defence system.

In the battle against type 1 diabetes (T1D), one researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is leading a ...