The Human Organ Atlas gives an extremely detailed look at 56 human organs, scanned with the help of a particle accelerator.

Over time, plastics break into smaller and smaller fragments called microplastics and — when they’re invisible to the naked eye — nanoplastics. The human body’s mechanisms ...

The human body is often described as a marvel of "perfect design": elegant, efficient and finely tuned for its purpose. Yet, ...

Seeram Ramakrishna, a leading researcher at the National University of Singapore and the most cited scientist from the city state, has joined one of China’s leading universities full time. He joined ...

As the Trump administration phases out the use of animal experimentation across the federal government, a biotech startup has a bold idea for an alternative to animal testing: nonsentient “organ sacks ...

It may sound surprising, but you can live a normal life even without certain body parts. While they do have functions, doctors sometimes remove them when health issues arise. Recent studies (2025–2026 ...

Four out of five organ donors in India are women, and four out of five people who received the organs were men. The imbalance remains a telling reflection of society itself. The role of women in ...