Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist who ...

When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think "surgery." And it's true that surgery plays a central role in treatment for ...

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When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer - which includes both colon and rectal cancers - many people immediately think "surgery." And it's ...

For over a century, the appendix was considered a vestigial organ. However, recent research reveals it evolved multiple times across mammals, suggesting it provided an advantage. This pouch contains ...

Every time a Burmese python swallows a meal, something remarkable happens inside its body. Its heart expands by a quarter.

The human body is still a mystery, and some organs have largely been considered useless in one way or another. However, the ...

For decades, lab-grown cells have been studied in materials that don't reflect the softness and flexibility of human tissue.

After false starts and incremental gains, scientists crack the problem that made breathing impossible. Will answers come fast ...