The history of medicine is filled with remedies that, viewed through a modern lens, seem perplexing, misguided or downright ...

When two hikers set out to explore a relatively unknown side of Europe they returned with much more than they bargained for.

Without a doubt, the ancient Egyptians are the experts in body preservation and mummification. However, they were not the ...

Past studies have shown that the human sweet taste receptor conveys sweet perception in the mouth and may help regulate ...

Another influential idea was vitalism, the notion that life force could be transferred from one body to another, particularly from a preserved human to a living patient. Adding to this was the ...

The gruesome discovery was made in a pile of rubbish behind a hotel on the outskirts of Daund, India, with local hospitals ...

A genetically modified porcine liver has been successfully transplanted into a human subject, constituting a historic ...

The study of his well-preserved body, clothing, tools ... particularly the development of early human societies in the Alps. The extensive research conducted on his remains has contributed ...

Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews has opened up on the Everest mission he went on with Bear Grylls to try and find his ...

The Human Tissue Act 2004 also only prohibits people from buying, selling and possessing body parts for transplantation ... the British Museum in London for refusing to hand over several preserved ...

A multitude of mysteries remain unsolved about the ancient Greek world, providing more questions than answers.