We all know there's a heart in the body; we've been reading about it since childhood. As long as it beats, humans live. Let's ...

When the human body gets hurt, most tissues heal—skin closes over a wound, bone heals itself. But not all organs heal that ...

Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She also answers the question: Is it kosher to receive an organ donation from a ...

Everywhere scientists look for microplastics, they've found them -- food, water, air and some parts of the human body. But examinations of our innermost organs that aren't directly exposed to the ...

Senior Lecturer and Clinical Academic in Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences, Swansea University Mammals, from the mighty blue whale to the tiny shrew, inhabit nearly every corner of our ...

The body's tissues can get injured in many ways, but while some injuries heal perfectly, others don't heal at all. A cut in ...

An international research team has uncovered a new insight into human evolution by comparing humans' hearts with those of other great apes. An international research team from Swansea University and ...