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.

Dr Michael Mosley: How beetroot can lower your blood pressure and even enhance your athletic ability © Christina Kalli

Dr Michael Mosley: How beetroot can lower your blood pressure and even enhance your athletic ability

If my brain can’t feel pain, why do we get headaches? © Dan Bright

If my brain can’t feel pain, why do we get headaches?

How an immune system for the planet could protect us from the next pandemic © Getty Images

How an immune system for the planet could protect us from the next pandemic

How does concussion affect vision? © Science Photo Library

How does concussion affect vision?

You're probably brushing your teeth wrong – here's what you should be doing

You’re probably brushing your teeth wrong – here’s what you should be doing

An older person in a wheelchair is hugging a young child

Dementia patients’ own cells could break down the toxic proteins damaging the brain

Prof Turi King

The DNA Detective: How to solve family mysteries with ancestry testing

What are the stages of decomposition in a human body?

A timeline What happens to a body after death?

It's time to accept AI will never think like a human – and that's okay

It’s time to accept AI will never think like a human – and that’s okay

A parent holds a small child in a doctor's office.

Hepatitis in children: What we know about the surge in liver disease cases

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The puzzling link between city living and schizophrenia

Dr Michael Mosley: Ditch your fitness tracker – there's a better way to get fit © Christina Kalli

Dr Michael Mosley: Ditch your fitness tracker – there’s a better way to get fit

Be more productive: A neuroscientist explains how to get more done in less time © Elena Galofaro Bansh

Be more productive: A neuroscientist explains how to get more done in less time

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Instant Genius Podcast The origins of religion, with Robin Dunbar

How do I know if my toe is broken or just bruised? © Dan Bright

How do I know if my toe is broken or just bruised?