Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy straightforward explanation. From the jut of the human chin to the curve of the outer ...

The human body is a wonderous thing, especially when you consider how intricate and efficient each bodily system is. For instance, an adult’s blood vessels could encircle the earth 2.5 times if ...

Pennington Biomedical researchers have investigated the systems of the body that regulate weight, exploring whether our ...

This may not come as a surprise — if it does, apologies for blowing your mind — but humans evolved on planet Earth. As such, the human body is best adapted to the conditions on Earth's surface. This ...

Many aspects of our world, from the body mass of creatures in the animal kingdom to the population of cities across the globe, follow an intriguing mathematical pattern. Known as Zipf's law, the rule ...

Researchers in Japan are exploring a future where the body itself becomes a health monitor, no screens or batteries required.