Intricate and adaptable, scientists continually uncover mind-blowing details. You might think you know the basics, but female ...

Food processing has been a part of human adaptation since deep in the past. The softening and breaking down of food left its testimony on the human body. For example, the massive teeth of our early ...

The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

The notion of beauty has always been in flux, shaped by culture and time. Historical attitudes toward body hair reveal a tapestry of changing perceptions. Ancient societies like Egypt and Greece saw ...

Few places on Earth — or in our bodies — seem to be free of microplastics. Researchers in recent months have announced the discovery of microplastics traveling in the bloodstream of a handful of ...

Imagine you're an astronaut exploring the vast expanses of space and — uh oh! — you're accidentally thrown out of your spacecraft's airlock. What would happen to your body if it were exposed to the ...