Body
What Skateboarding Tells Us About Innovation
Rodney Mullen, the godfather of skateboarding, says the sport is all about overcoming disbelief and seeking new connections
New Technology Shows Fetuses From the Inside Using Virtual Reality
It's a view that could change prenatal care
How the Heart Hardens, Biologically
With age and injury, the soft tissues of the heart can turn to bone. Can this deadly process be reversed?
Director David Lynch Wants Schools to Teach Transcendental Meditation to Reduce Stress
The acclaimed filmmaker has become the champion of the practice that's now been adopted by thousands of kids
Need a New Organ? Surgeon Anthony Atala Sees a Future Where You Can Simply Print It Out
When you can order a new body part online, you’ll have this doctor to thank
Scientists May Have Figured Out How to Make Poison Ivy Itch Less
Researchers identify a protein associated with itchy rash in mice
How Hacking Neural Networks Can Help Amputees Flawlessly Crack an Egg
By tapping into the body's nervous system, researchers could create touch-sensitive prosthetics
Ask Smithsonian: What’s the Longest You Can Hold Your Breath?
A dive into the science shows it is possible to override the system
Scientists Are Creating an Atlas of Human Cells
The Human Cell Atlas will boldly go where science, surprisingly, hasn’t gone before
Ask Smithsonian: What’s the Point of Earwax?
Earwax has a job to do; but many are not hearing the message
Blind People Can Use Visual Areas of the Brain to Solve Math Problems
The brain is a highly adaptable organ
This Slo-Mo Sneeze Video Shows Just How Far Spray Clouds Can Spread
Gross as it may be, by mapping the ejected sneeze droplets, researchers hope to better control the spread of disease
Unnerving Find: Cells That Control Goosebumps and Nipple Erections
A new study documents eight new types of nerve cells, including ones that control sweating and blood flow
Ask Smithsonian: What Is a Dimple?
Michael Jordan, Vanessa Hudgens and all those celeb dimples to die for? Just a result of a double zygomaticus major muscle
See Over 2,000 Wax Models of Skin Diseases at This Swiss Medical Moulage Museum
It's hard to look, and hard to look away, at this unique, and medically valuable, collection of wax blisters, hives and sores
Smartphone Study Uncovers Why So Much of the World is Short on Sleep
Age, gender and nationality impact how much we sleep, and social pressures rob many of needed rest
Your Skin’s Microbial Inhabitants Might Stick Around, Even If You Wash
This tiny ecosystem is surprisingly stable from months to years, study reveals
Scientists Use "The Moth Radio Hour" to Create Brain Atlas
Using a functional MRI, scientists created a visual dictionary to show how areas of the brain process language
Your Body Could One Day Be a Computer Display
Forget screen time—a new technology is all about skin time
Switzerland Will Host the First Cyborg Olympics
The “Cybathlon” will show what happens when humans and machines collaborate
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