Even if you think you learned everything that you needed to know way back in biology class, everyone has knowledge gaps. And ...

Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of tissues and organs, there is a hidden order that looks a lot like pure ...

So the mathematician's answer is that humans have either seven or eight holes. In the end, the question is not just about ...

The same body can look very different depending on whether you approach it as a biologist, a doctor, or a mathematician.

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, ...

Scientists published more than three dozen papers as part of the Human Cell Atlas, an effort to map the human body cell by cell. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into ...

The Greenland shark can live up to 500 years. The kind of longevity that probably has something to do with its home: cold, ...