Scientists may have stumbled across a network of vessels in the brain that helps clear out waste fluid – a discovery that could "represent a paradigm shift in our understanding of all neurodegenerativ ...

In certain film adaptations, a dismembered head is tacked onto the malformed body. Then, with the help of a lightning storm, ...

University of Missouri researchers are developing new ways to better simulate the complex nature of human brain tissue. For ...

While you may expect cartoons to be filled with fluffy characters and silly storylines, these 12 cartoon characters have some disturbing backstories.

Tourist spots don’t usually start at the knee and end in the brain, but this one does. The Corpus Museum in the Netherlands skips the glass cases and lets visitors physically walk through a giant body ...

The human body is extraordinarily complex, with several openings and a few exits. But exactly how many holes does each person have? It sounds like a simple enough question to answer — list the ...

Minneapolis police say they're investigating a "suspicious death" after a woman's body was discovered inside a vehicle Tuesday morning. Police say officers were called around 10:34 a.m. to a parking ...

Officials revealed that an alleged human smuggling operation involving over a dozen individuals has been uncovered inside a Texas home. Authorities with the Texas Department of Public Safety and ...

An investigation was underway after a woman's body was found inside a freezer at a Dollar Tree store in Miami on Sunday morning, police said. According to Miami Police, at 8 a.m., officers arrived at ...

VAN CORTLANDT PARK, The Bronx (PIX11) — Skeletal remains of a person were found inside Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx on Friday, according to police. Authorities reported to park near the Major ...

Many body parts can be transplanted or replaced with artificial equivalents, including corneas, livers, hearts, joints, and even entire faces. This technology will improve by leaps and bounds ...

Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some psychiatric disorders. By Carl Zimmer Last year, Ardem Patapoutian got a ...