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.

Why is poo always brown, no matter what we eat? © Getty Images

Why is poo always brown, no matter what we eat?

Asymptomatic coronavirus found in 'up to 20 per cent of people' © Getty Images

Asymptomatic coronavirus found in ‘up to 20 per cent of people’

Why do I smell of onions after I’ve been working out? © Daniel Bright

Why do I smell of onions after I’ve been working out?

Botox injections could be an unlikely ally in the fight against depression © Getty Images

Botox injections could be an unlikely ally in the fight against depression

Is it bad to wear socks in bed? © Getty Images

Is it bad to wear socks in bed?

Is there a physical limit to how much food you can eat in one sitting? © Stan Honda/AFP/GettyImages

Reality check Is there a physical limit to how much food you can eat in one sitting?

More than 1 in 10 report post-COVID-19 hearing deterioration © Getty Images

More than 1 in 10 report post-COVID-19 hearing deterioration

Sleep Dr Michael Mosley on what it is, why we need it and how to get more

Two thirds of early coronavirus cases linked to Italy, China and Iran © Getty Images

Coronavirus China, Iran and Italy linked to two thirds of early cases

Subhadra Das: What part has science played in racism? (British scientist Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911) © Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Everyday science

Subhadra Das What part has science played in racism?

Why do I always get an energy crash in the afternoon? © Daniel Bright

Why do I always get an energy crash in the afternoon?

Body odour enzyme existed 'before evolution of modern humans' © Getty Images

Body odour enzyme existed ‘before evolution of modern humans’

Men's bodies cope 'remarkably well' with occasional huge meal © Getty Images

Men’s bodies cope ‘remarkably well’ with occasional huge meal

Michael Mosley: Why is sleep so important?

Michael Mosley Why is sleep so important?

Why do humans cry? © iStock

Why does crying give me a headache?