Putting your weight into opening a door (say, with your shoulder) is easier than using your hands. Sliding heavy cardboard ...

Glial cells support neurological structures, function, cognition, behaviours, physical skills, and motor coordination.

It is easy to maintain the same posture for a long time or occur in young office workers due to stress, so caution is needed.

A team has made a major breakthrough in the field of three-dimensional (3D) imaging of large-scale biological tissues. They ...

A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

Nerves look blue in the reconstructed view of a genetically engineered mouse (left) whose neurons produce a fluorescent ...

Cirque du Soleil performers at the BODY WORLDS exhibit offer a unique look at the body from the outside, providing a glimpse ...

A new skin-like sensor developed by an international team led by researchers at Penn State could help doctors monitor vital ...

A tiny bone, the size of a sesame seed, often found in people with a common type of arthritis may have helped humans evolve from walking on all fours to standing upright. Not much is known about the ...

The remains of extinct Homo erectus dredged from the seabed off Java, along with thousands of animal fossils, are revealing a long-lost ecosystem.