Juan Valverde de Amusco’s anatomical drawings corrected some earlier errors while making anatomy more accessible.

People have a unique anatomy that supports our ability to produce complex language.

The chelicerates’ unique anatomical features make them useful analogs to extinct arthropods.

Reuters sheds light on the largely unregulated trade of human body parts taken from human cadavers donated for science. 

Scientists look to a leaf beetle’s genitals for lessons on improving catheter strength.  

Aggressive little marine predators, mantis shrimps possess a mushroom body that appears identical to the one found in insects.

Scientists are analyzing how factors such as the length and stiffness of artificial limbs affect performance in athletes with amputations.

A failing heart is easily distinguished from a healthy one by numerous tell-tale signs, including its slender, stretched-out walls, increased size, and pooled blood clots.

The sinoatrial node is home to multiple pacemakers that keep the heart beating if the main one falters.