Body
What a Tiny Fish Can Tell Us About How Humans Stood Upright
What is the root of why our ancestors gained the power to walk on two feet and chimpanzees didn't?
How a Tiny, "Beating" Human Heart Was Created in a Lab
The device, filled with human heart cells, could dramatically reduce the time it takes to test new drugs and end testing on animals
Scientists Printed a Human Ear
The scientific breakthrough is more than a creepy experiment—one day, it could save lives
Michelangelo May Have Had Arthritis
Researchers used old portraits and letters to study the master's hands
Why I Captured This MRI of a Mother and Child
A venerable symbol of human love, as you've never seen it before
Future Cops May Track Down Criminals By Making Fingerprints Glow
One scientist's revenge could be the ultimate crime-fighting tool
Prosthetics Could Soon Have a Sense of Touch
A technology suprisingly inspired by Darth Vader
Tiny, Tattoo-Like Wearables Could Monitor Your Health
University of Texas engineers devise a relatively inexpensive way to make disposable patches that track patients' vital signs
People Can’t Tell Which of Their Toes Is Being Touched
The piggy that stayed home and the piggy that got roast beef get mixed up the most
The More You Have to Pee, The Easier Lying May Be
Full bladders make for better fibs
Ask Smithsonian: How Does Skin Heal?
The skin is an organ system that is unique to each individual, so not everyone heals the same way
This Bionic Suit May Be the Future of Prosthetics
Inventor Scott Summit is personalizing medical devices through 3D printing
Can You Crack a Medical Mystery?
A startup called CrowdMed asks volunteer detectives to study cases of patients with symptoms that baffle doctors
Does Dieting Actually Make Your Stomach Shrink?
Not exactly, says science—stretchiness and psychology seem to play bigger roles than size in determining how much a person can eat
Why Brain-to-Brain Communication Is No Longer Unthinkable
Exploring uncharted territory, neuroscientists are making strides with human subjects who can "talk" directly by using their minds
Soon, Your Doctor Could Print a Human Organ on Demand
At a laboratory in North Carolina, scientists are working furiously to create a future in which replacement organs come from a machine
We're Not That Far From Being Able to Grow Human Bones in a Lab
The company EpiBone could be on the verge of a major breakthrough
Building a Bionic Pancreas
A device that tracks blood sugar and automatically administers insulin and glucagon could take some pressure off Type 1 diabetes patients and their parents
Use Virtual Reality to Eliminate That Pain in Your Neck
Altering visual perceptions can trick the brains of chronic sufferers so they can enjoy pain-free motion
Blood Clots, Liver Cells and Bird Flu Are Surprisingly Beautiful Under a Microscope
The brightly-colored micrographs and scans in a new book, <i>Science is Beautiful</i>, answer big questions about the human body
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