While humans lose muscle within weeks of inactivity, brown bears preserve muscle during hibernation, offering clues for maintaining our muscle health.

The human body is a complex system that responds to physical intimacy in ways that affect both mental and physical health.

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With weak glutes, the body must find other ways to propel itself forward. The hamstrings and the erector spinae (lower back muscles) are forced to overwork. This leads to chronic hamstring tightness ...

The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence ...

Weightlifter Joseph Black was still legally a child when videos on social media introduced him to a dangerous shortcut to a better, stronger, body.

Controlled manipulation of fibers that are as thin as or even thinner than human hair is a real challenge. Despite ...

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique.

One leading cardiothoracic surgeon shares the lessons he has learnt from performing more than 10,000 heart operations ...

Everyone knows the feeling: you forget to drink water for hours on end and start to feel strange. Your throat might feel dry ...

So it shouldn’t be a surprise that along with dog ice cream, dog daycare and dog prams, dog swimming lessons are on the rise. As a childless Gen Z dog mum, I am now taking Nelson, my foot-long, 5kg ...

One of the most complete human ancestor fossils ever found may belong to an entirely new species, according to an international research team. The famous “Little Foot” skeleton from South Africa has ...