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What are the systems of the body? Fast facts about the human body and how it works
By Rachael Rettner, Scott Dutfield, Nicoletta Lanese last updated
Reference Learn all about the human body's many systems and some of its individual organs, both vital and vestigial.
Colors will look different during the April 8 solar eclipse. Here's why.
By Riis Williams published
When the moon fully eclipses the sun, it's not just the sky that changes. Your eyes do, too.
Could mini space-grown organs be our 'cancer moonshot'?
By Emily Cooke published
Scientists say they're growing "organoids" in space to better understand cancer, neurological diseases and aging, and to hopefully uncover treatments.
Super-realistic prosthetic eyes made in record time with 3D printing
By Emily Cooke published
Scientists can now 3D print more-realistic prosthetic eyes in a fraction of the time and effort required by traditional approaches.
'You can get the feeling that you are touching another human': New prosthetic device detects temperature
By Emily Cooke published
A prosthetic limb modified with a new device allowed an amputee to detect temperature changes in objects and also sense when they were touching another human being.
Surgeons save life of child whose stomach folded over on itself
By Emily Cooke published
Timely diagnosis and surgery saved the girl's life, doctors involved in her folded-stomach case reported.
Scientists develop 'crying' model of human eye tissue
By Emily Cooke published
The new model mimics the structure and function of the human conjunctiva in a lab dish, even producing its own tears.
Why do lips get so chapped in winter?
By Anna Gora published
The reason your lips get chapped in cold weather lies in their unique anatomy.
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