The human body can move after death, even several months post-mortem. This discovery might be necessary for people conducting ...
About 98% of the atoms in the human body are renewed each year. This surprising fact is discussed by Dr. Paul C. Aebersold of Oak Ridge in the latest Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution.
It's common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has ...
Zoe explains further changes to the human body throughout our lives, caused by injury, illness, changes in weight, childbirth and ageing. We hear how Jamie and Ella's parents have given them each ...
There is no central database to count how many unclaimed dead bodies are reported each year nationally, and practices vary depending on the state or county in question. Some state ...
Body farms are essentially outdoor laboratories where experiments using donated human cadavers investigate taphonomy - the science of decomposition. Worldwide there are several such facilities ...