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.

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COVID-19 immunity: Your questions answered © Magic Torch

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The K factor: Nevermind R, here’s the number we need to understand © Getty Images

The K factor: Nevermind R, here’s the number we need to understand

Epigenetic clock can predict the human brain's biological age © Getty Images

Epigenetic clock can predict the human brain’s biological age

Microscopic tubes of gold could be used to treat cancer © Getty Images

Microscopic gold tubes could improve treatment for asbestos-related cancers

Resilience: what it is and how to build it © Getty Images

Resilience What it is and how to build it

Why do we have different blood types? © Getty Images

Why do we have different blood types?

Nutrient found in tea, dark chocolate and apples could lower blood pressure © Getty Images

Nutrient found in tea, red wine and apples could lower blood pressure

Key language ability 'existed in ancient primate ancestors' © Getty Images

Key language ability ‘existed in ancient primate ancestors’

The stress test: What heart rate variability can tell you about your mental health © Getty Images

The stress test What heart rate variability can tell you about your mental health

Sue Black on the Science Focus Podcast © Getty Images

Sue Black What stories do our skeletons tell?

Man sitting in front of glowing computer screen

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Aleks Krotoski "We are hungry for face-to-face contact. Psychology has shown that virtual contact is just as good... or even better"

Could the Black Death happen again? © Getty Images

Black Death spread four times faster in second London outbreak

Feeding bottles may release microplastics during preparation of formula, a study has found © Philip Toscano/PA

Babies fed by bottle may be consuming millions of particles of microplastics every day