New research suggests that most of the atoms within the human body likely spent part of their lives drifting beyond the Milky ...

Carbon, which is found in the human body, takes an unusual journey after the demise of the the stars that create the element.

New research shows that people experience two major bursts of aging: one in their early 40s, and one in their mid-60s. These ...

Morbid as it is to tconsider what happens after you die, there's always the possibility of donating your body to science. But ...

From periods of rapid aging in our 40s and 60s to ancient brains that don’t decompose, here are some of the year’s most intriguing stories about human biology ...

Researchers have uncovered how egg cells prepare for the creation of life. Their work reveals the secrets of the Balbiani ...

3,000-year-old clay tablets show that some associations between emotion and parts of the body have remained the same for millennia.

New research uses 3D modeling to reconstruct Lucy's running style, revealing surprising insights into the evolution of human ...

We have trillions of body clocks — a central one in the brain and others in each cell of our body. Here's how they work with ...

Kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells, one new study has found. Another recent study says ...