The Human Body

The body contains all the internal organs, body parts, bones and muscles that make up the human anatomy. Your fleshy body has evolved over millions of years, and this is the science changing the way we understand it.

High intake of fruit and veg 'reduces Type-2 diabetes risk by 50 per cent' © Getty Images

High intake of fruit and veg ‘reduces Type-2 diabetes risk by 50 per cent’

COMMENT | Death will force us to test technology in ways it was never meant to be used © Scott Balmer

Death will force us to test technology in ways it was never meant to be used

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First studies from largest-ever human genome database released © Getty Images

First studies from largest-ever human genome database released

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Why is it so weird watching the football without any crowd noise? (Benjamin Mendy of Manchester City crosses the ball during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool FC at Etihad Stadium on 2 July 2020 in Manchester, England. © Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Why is it so weird watching the football without any crowd noise?

The Natural History Museum staged a major biographical exhibition (14 November 2008 - 19th April 2009) which formed the centrepiece of the Darwin200 celebrations. Developed in collaboration with partner institutions in North America, this ground-breaking exhibition drew on our extensive collections to explore Charles Darwin's life and work in detail, offerin

Are humans still evolving?

Brain haemorrhage treatment halves risk of cognitive disability in premature babies © Getty Images

Brain haemorrhage treatment halves risk of cognitive disability in premature babies

Spider silk used to create lenses that could be used to create high resolution images of human tissue © Getty Images

Spider silk used to create lenses for imaging human tissue

Music: How it affects your brain, changes your mood and helps you focus © Getty Images

Music How it affects your brain, your mood and your focus

Loud music puts young people at risk of hearing damage © Getty Images

Loud music puts young people at risk of undetected hearing damage

COVID-19: Undetected type of immunity 'twice as common' as antibodies © Getty Images

COVID-19 Public immunity ‘significantly higher’ than tests suggest