Carbon, which is found in the human body, takes an unusual journey after the demise of the the stars that create the element.

Do people across cultures and throughout history agree on which body parts are more or less valuable? Until now, no one had systematically tested whether body parts are valued similarly across ...

It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one part of the body to another. Nerve cells take in information ...

It is rare for a tooth infection to spread to other parts of the body. However, if this does happen, the consequences can be severe. The following symptoms could indicate that a tooth infection ...

Our new study explored a different possibility – that laws about bodily damage are rooted in something universal about human nature: shared intuitions about the value of body parts. Do people ...