human body
Yogi Couple Bends Their Bodies into Muscular Geometric Art
The couple that shape shifts together, stays together.
Inside the Morbidly Fascinating Autopsy Handbook that Changed Medical History
Andreas Vesalius wasn’t about to let cultural taboos stop him from cutting up dead people, no sir.
Humans Are Colorful Patterns in Santiago Ascui's Illustrations
Santiago Ascui creates depersonalized yet rhythmic human figures for publications including 'The New York Times.'
This Anthropologist Identifies the Bodies of Dead Border-Crossers
The trio heads to Texas and meets an anthropologist who works to identify the corpses of those who died trying to cross the US border.
Your First Step to Becoming A Cyborg: Getting This Pierced In You
Artist Neil Harbisson and his team have put together a product so we can all be cyborgs.
Everything I Learned Researching the Female Orgasm
There's long been a societal (and scientific) bias against female sexuality. Fortunately, that is slowly changing with more women taking their pleasure into their own hands.
Why Is the Appendix Still a Thing?
You'd think we would have evolved to not have useless, exploding organs anymore.
Meet the Professor Who Wrote an Entire Book About Buttholes' Place in Culture
"The one thing that unites us is the butt. We all have one, have access to it, and we sit on it for most of the day. That's what's so interesting to me," says Jonathan Allan.
Nothing to See Here: Pictures of Women and Their Menstrual Blood
"I thought, 'there's no way in fucking hell anyone's going to do this with me,'" said Vancouver photographer Jackie Dives.
Researchers Are Getting Closer to 3D Printing Brains
The complex structure of the brain can be replicated with a simple handheld printer.
Your Destiny Is Controlled by Your Need to Piss
According to researchers Michael R. Ent and Roy F. Baumeister, the one variable that makes individuals believe in free will depends on how bad you need to piss.