Ray Harryhausen with a skeleton model from Jason and the Argonauts.
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From mythical beasts to extinct creatures, the pioneering special effects work of Ray Harryhausen inspired a generation of zoologists, palaeontologists and ecologists.
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New research shows that the oldest surviving anatomical atlas comes from Han Dynasty China, and was written over 2,000 years ago.
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Machine-learning algorithms can tell male from female brains. New research shows they might just be noticing that men have larger heads.
Are there innate differences between female and male brains?
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Attempts to find brain structures responsible for supposed cognitive sex differences have not succeeded.
Here’s some facts you ought to know.
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We’re full of blood – around five litres, on average.
Women and their doctors need to communicate about potential sexual side effects from procedures that involve the cervix.
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Sexual health experts say it’s a misconception that the cervix is insensitive, which can have implications for some medical procedures.
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…and how to prevent it happening.
Male pileated woodpecker.
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Pecking holes in a solid wood tree trunk would give you a headache, if not serious brain damage. What special assets allow a woodpecker to do it?
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Why you should consider donating your body to research once you die.
Danuvius guggenmosi fossil.
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Newly discovered extinct ape Danuvius has some human-like features, but that doesn’t mean it could walk like us.
The debate about why women have a clitoris has long been shaped by cultural, religious and moral influences.
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New research suggests the clitoris is equally as important for reproduction as it is for sexual pleasure. But the evidence behind that claim is up for debate.
Rugby World Cup 2019 semi final match between New Zealand and England.
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Rugby players, wrestlers, mixed martial artists are at risk of it. As are piano movers.
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The wonderful changeable skeleton.
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A scientist explains how the brain works, for younger readers.
After death, your body can contribute to medical research and knowledge.
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Dissection also plays an important role in introducing students to death. It provides moral and ethical training for students as well as a humanistic approach to patient care.
Men have nipples because of a quirk in how embryos develop. But that’s only part of the story of this seemingly redundant body part.
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How embryos develop, evolution and sexual pleasure all help explain why men have nipples. But ‘man boobs’ are a different story.
Is that what I think it is?
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Those little nuggets in your nose are actually a sign your body is working to protect you.
When you have a wound, your body gets to work straight away to clean it out, kill germs and repair the skin.
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The body tries to plug a wound quickly to stop germs getting in through broken skin and making you sick. But behind the scenes, your blood is working hard to repair a wound.
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Our body is able to regulate its temperature very effectively, but heat waves can damage certain organs if we are not careful…
Doubly bendy.
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Being double jointed doesn’t mean you have an extra joint – an expert in biomechanics explains what makes some people doubly bendy.