Anatomy

Humans’ evolutionary remnants show us the kinds of animals we used to be

Uncontrollable sobbing is uniquely human, and it may be our emotions running out of our faces, a way to connect us with other people

The research focused on figuring out what enables certain sperm to gain some competitive advantage over millions of others fighting for the same prize.

Was a teenager named Alessandra Giliani the Western world’s first female anatomist? In 14th-century Italy, women were strictly barred from medical research. One flouted that rule—disguised as a man.

Scientists hypothesize that coiled channels inside a cat’s nose may function like a gas chromatograph

At 25 days old, these specimens could be the oldest primate embryos ever grown outside the womb

Researchers close in on a taxonomic home for one of paleontology’s weirdest wonders, the Tully Monster

Researchers used an artificial tongue to understand how chocolate changes from a solid to a smooth emulsion

The vulva has long been ignored in anatomical study. But scientists and doctors are making strides in mapping its pleasure center, the clitoris, and improving sensation for survivors of genital cutting.

This python’s jaw has a stretchy secret to gape impressively wide

Compared with other diseases with similar economic burdens, research on endometriosis is severely underfunded, in large part because we don’t talk about periods.

Chomping on food takes so much energy that it shaped human evolution. Our ancestors spent many hours a day chewing, which may have shaped our teeth and jaws.