Five vital organs are essential for life, but survival is more medically complex.

Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy straightforward explanation. From the jut of the human chin to the curve of the outer ...

A new study reveals that alpha brain waves help the brain decide what belongs to your body. Faster rhythms allow the brain to match sight and touch more precisely, strengthening the feeling that a ...

While some body parts are vulnerable to infection, others should remain hands-off because they tend to harbor high levels of bacteria. But it’s not all about germs. Certain areas of your body are ...