Human

Most of us think of human corpses as disgusting, creepy things that we would do everything in our power to keep away…

We have plenty of things living on and in us. Most of the organisms that reside on or in us are not…

More often than not, we look back at the religious practices of old and even the ones still carried out today with…

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: The human brain is amazing. In the words of neuroscientist Vilayanur Ramachandran, it’s…

Parasites, bacteria, and viruses have been the scourge of humanity as long as we have been here, but disease has reshaped our…

Nonliving objects and animals are not always safe from litigation. Over the years, people have sued animals and even inanimate objects like…

Based on his expertise on ancient documents and biblical genealogies, the Irish Archbishop James Ussher (1581–1656) estimated that our planet was created…

When our distant ancestors left the trees to walk the savannas, physical changes occurred that can still be seen today. Some are…

Today’s pets are often taken care of with the same level of involvement that people once reserved for their children or grandchildren.…

One hundred years before its fall, the Aztec Empire went through an incredible change. The emperor’s son, Tlacaelel, declared that the god…