The 19th-century science fiction novel Frankenstein explores the idea of combining artificial materials with human body ...

The human body has always been crowded with microscopic passengers, from bacteria to viruses and fungi. Over the past two years, however, researchers have started to realize that this familiar cast ...

Science is advancing our understanding of the human body (photo taken at the Wellcome Centre, London) —Image by © Tim Sandle Science is advancing our understanding ...

WASHINGTON — Plastic is nearly impossible to avoid. From food containers to grocery bags, it’s everywhere, and new research shows it’s not just around us. It’s inside us. The Plastic Inside Us: How ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics are now found everywhere on Earth, from ocean depths to agricultural soils and even inside the human body. Yet scientists still struggle to understand what these ...

Patient being positioned for MR study of the head and abdomen. — Image by Ptrump16. CC BY-SA 4.0 Patient being positioned for MR study of the head and abdomen. — Image by Ptrump16. CC BY-SA 4.0 A ...

Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been detected in human blood, lungs, placentas, arteries and even the brain. But a ...

Most of us walk around every day thinking we know exactly how our own skin and bones operate, but the reality is that the human body is a collection of high-tech systems that would make a sci-fi ...

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Plastic particles enter our bodies through various pathways and distribute into our organs. Researchers are developing a way ...