Physiology

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

Experts explain how moving in reverse can take pressure off your knees and improve flexibility

When the moon fully eclipses the sun, it’s not just the sky that changes. Your eyes do, too

The humble vacuole, a garbage dump inside cells, turns out to play an important role in the aging process

The answer isn’t just about temperature. Our physiology, psychology and clothing choices also factor in

The world has launched into an era of injectables not just to treat obesity but to manage weight. Is that all good news?

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

Developmental biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias believes that the emergent properties of cells, rather than the “instructions” written by genes, are the key to understanding how bodies are built

The biology of aging shows ways to lengthen your healthspan, years free of serious disease

Human scent signatures could one day be collected at places like crime scenes and COVID testing sites 

A new study suggests AI can analyze cardiac activity to predict whether a song will be a hit before it’s released. But some hit-song scientists are skeptical

Genetic susceptibilities, the environment and the body’s response to inflammation all influence our odds of falling ill