We know that some animals are bilaterian—meaning they display bilateral symmetry—while others are not, but nature is rarely ...

But there's a problem, and a big one at that: The body naturally wants to reject any tissue it knows it didn't manufacture.

Scientists found that embryonic skin cells “whisper” through faint mechanical tugs, using the same force-sensing proteins ...

Are you looking for a hands-on way to teach your little ones about the human body? This fun Human Body Sensory Bin is a ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain – have been assembled in fits and starts over the four billion ...

Research on the ISS helped scientists tackle problems we can’t solve on Earth, from human biology to fire behavior and ...

As India prepares to receive its first astronaut, who is returning from the International Space Station, the spotlight turns ...

An ambitious project launched in 2016 has made a dent in one of biology’s greatest challenges — with more than 3,600 researchers profiling more than 100 million cells.

In science fiction, spaceships moving at or beyond lightspeed enable all manner of universal exploration. But in Earth-bound reality, traveling at the speed of light (299,792,458 meters per second ...

NASA has shared detailed insights on how space travel affects the human body, from radiation exposure to gravity changes.