The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain – have been assembled in fits and starts over the four billion years of our ...

Archaeologists have discovered a "unique" medical prosthetic implant lodged in the skull of an 18th-century skeleton. The artificial body part, described in a study published this month in the Journal ...

The human body is an incredible structure of balance, precision, and evolution. While most parts grow and change, a few are built to last from day one. From the moment we’re born, organs, bones, ...

The bodies of starfish and other echinoderms are more like heads, according to new research involving the University of Southampton. The research, published today [1 November] in Nature, helps to ...