Future surgeries might include a robotic 3D printer restoring body tissue, perfecting reconstructive procedures, or building ...

This new imaging technique, when applied to humans, could both improve our understanding of the circulatory system (veins, ...

“The originality of these results lies in the fact that these images allow us to visualise the vessels of an entire organ at ...

The "On Borrowed Time" series examines the resources available to Black Americans in need of an organ transplant, including ...

When you read about something or see it on TV, the (lack of) context might leave you guessing — or even worse, misinterpreting — the details. Luckily, r/HumanForScale solves that problem. Every ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Humans have been trying to replace ailing parts of our bodies for thousands of years, turning to prosthetic limbs, ...

“The sexual excitation system is the accelerator or the gas pedal, and it notices all the sex-related information in the environment.” Dominican Republic says it seized cocaine that was on speedboat ...

Science writer Mary Roach is fascinated by the human body, especially, she says, the "gooey bits and pieces of us that are performing miracles on a daily basis." Take the human heart, for instance. If ...

The decomposed remains of a woman were found Monday in the front trunk of a Tesla which had been impounded in a Los Angeles tow yard. Making the situation even stranger, the vehicle is registered to ...

Scientists continue to make progress with research on how well pig organs might perform in humans, and now they’re ready for the next step: larger-scale clinical trials. eGenesis, one of the biotech ...

Birthday cakes would need to come with fire extinguishers if these two world leaders have their way. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were caught on a hot mike this ...

Join curious siblings Dana and Danny on their most exciting adventure yet—inside the human body! From the beating heart to the thinking brain, the breathing lungs to the digesting stomach—Dana and ...