We all know someone who seems to defy aging—people who look younger than their peers despite being the same age. What's their ...

Researchers have developed an advanced model that facilitates the study of drug metabolism during pregnancy by ...

Historically, researchers have tested the safety and toxicity of chemicals by using biological assays, or bioassays. These tests involve exposing nonhuman animals – often rodents such as rats or mice ...

A Bengaluru startup in pursuit of the Holy Grail—printing an actual organ like a heart, liver, or kidney. Organ rejection ...

In porcelain, Jessica Stoller uses the grotesque and monstrous to deconstruct stereotypes surrounding the female body.

In a classroom at Middle High School, a student quite literally holds someone’s heart in their hands. It’s a real organ — not ...

The penile implants enabled the rabbits and pigs to mate and reproduce biologically within weeks after the surgery.

In a classroom at Saratoga Middle High School, a student quite literally holds someone’s heart in their hands. It’s a real ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...

What is the immune system? The immune system works to keep germs and other foreign substances out of the body and destroy any that get in. It's made up of a complicated network of cells and organs. It ...

Researchers are studying at least two possible mechanisms for micro- and nanoplastics to harm the human body. By physically occupying space in organs and ... Air Act as a model.

Unlike traditional 3D printing, which often uses plastics and metals, the aim of bioprinting is to fabricate living, functional tissue that is compatible with the human body ... a digital model, often ...