Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy ...

Your anatomy operates like a machine, it's success hinging on the work of over 70 organs, each with a unique function. From the heart's blood-pumping ability to the liver's filtering power, each ...

People have been studying the human body for hundreds of years and you might think we know all there is to know about human anatomy today. Researchers have identified a previously unknown feature of ...

A recent review explored the evolution of visual arts in cardiovascular medicine over time, the understanding, diagnosis, and ...

Each year, students with a passion to learn more about the human body can join the advanced human anatomy dissection team. The members of the dissection team meet each Friday to dissect human cadavers ...

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, ...

Examining the dark history of anatomical dissection through the centuries—and why the need for study on human donors is as vital as it’s ever been. Dr. Cornelis Isaaks 's-Gravesande conducts an ...

Remember those human anatomy kits you used in high school to learn about the inner workings of our bodies? Made from hard, dull-colored plastic, they did little justice to the beautiful intricacies of ...