Eighteenth-­century mental institutions employed a tactic called the bain de surprise, suddenly dunking their patients in cold water to jolt them out of their depression or psychosis. (Some doctors ...

Alcor CEO James Arrowood discusses cryonics, wealthy clients and the stakes behind preserving bodies for the future. “I’m ...

Texas State University's facility was created to study how bodies decay. But it also serves as a key site for training search dogs to locate human remains.

Is it possible to draw conclusions about an adult's physical condition on the basis of their age? The answer is: "It depends.

"Old people smell" is a real thing. This refers to the distinct musk that is associated with older adults. It turns out, ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive examine the neurological decay and cognitive fortitude required to remain sane when ...

Rising carbon dioxide levels are heating the planet but may also have an alarming, invisible impact on the human body, according to new research.

Two new studies from investigators at Mass General Brigham challenge a decades-old assumption that the thymus, an organ best ...

Space has always been seen as the next frontier — but the human body was never built for it. Even after months in orbit, ...

A critically ill 33-year-old man survived an almost unimaginable scenario—living for 48 hours without lungs—thanks to a groundbreaking surgical approach. After a severe flu-triggered infection ...

The texture of the powder is what lingers first—a fine, crystalline grit that feels more like stage makeup or industrial salt than a harbinger of cellular collapse. In the ...