The fabella disappeared from our lineage millions of years ago, but over the last century, its presence in people’s knees has become more common.

Belly fat helps fight infection, but is also a common site of metastasis.

Hanging in front of the abdomen like an apron, the depot of visceral fat known as the omentum helps regulate immune responses.

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.

Evolutionary changes in both the vocal tract and the brain were necessary for humans’ remarkable gift of gab.

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.