The Latest Breaking News from Human Body

Scientists from the University of Oxford have come up with a new way to obtain fluorine atoms in a much safer and less energy-intensive way. Inspired by how the human body makes bones and teeth, the researchers ground fluorspar in a ball-mill with potassium phosphate, creating calcium phosphate and another…

Extreme heat has been breaking records across Europe, Asia and North America, with millions of people sweltering in heat and humidity well above “normal” for days on end.

The day after Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship is also a day when most average individuals wonder what happens to the bodies of those who can inhale 62 or 39.5 hot dogs (congrats winners!), and doctors have one piece of advice for individuals looking to eat that much - don't

Money in electoral politics is like salt in the human body. Essential for activity – but too much imperils the heart.

A former manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue, his wife and three other people have been indicted in the theft and sale of human body parts

A new NASA-funded study provides a deeper understanding of how space affects the human body - and it's good news for people considering becoming space tourists.

Retired naval officer Joseph Dituri spent 93 days inside a 100sqft pod in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean to research the effects of a pressurised environment on the human body

Retired naval officer Joseph Dituri has spent more than three months living inside a 100sq-ft pod in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean to research the effects of pressurised environments on the human body

Retired naval officer Joseph Dituri spent more than three months living inside a 100sqft pod in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean to research the effects of pressurised environments on the human body.