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Some people may worry about being bitten by a snake or spider, but have you ever considered what would happen if a small black hole tried to pass through your body?

Nanoplastics derived from single-use PET bottles can directly disrupt key biological systems that are vital for human health, ...

Things in Dr. Anthony Atala’s lab at Wake Forest University are not always what they seem. On one lab bench, surrounded by gutted printer cartridges, lie the inner workings of an inkjet printer. But ...

I visited a body farm and an anatomy lab to see what the process looks like at its best. Rebecca George doesn’t mind the vultures. They remind her of toddlers as they rustle their feathers in ...