A Kentucky woman got a grisly surprise on the day before Halloween when a package containing human body parts showed up at ...

Does the human body contain any truly useless parts? Arguably, yes — but they might not be the ones you assume. Some body parts, like the male nipple, arguably serve no useful function. But others, ...

Scientists call some of these organs and body parts “leftovers” from evolution. You don't need some body parts to survive [YouTube] We’ve all got organs that work tirelessly to keep us alive, and ...

Two small genetic changes reshaped the human pelvis, setting our early ancestors on the path to upright walking, scientists say.

Self-described "human blood artist" Jeremy Pauley was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to abuse of a corpse. Facebook / Jeremy Lee Pauley A self-described “human blood artist” ...

An autopsy confirmed a human head and hands were found inside a freezer at a newly bought home in western Colorado, but investigators said further testing is required to help establish the identity of ...

A manager of Harvard Medical School's morgue and his wife are accused of stealing human body parts — among them heads, brains, skin and bones — from donated cadavers and selling them, according to a ...

Have you ever felt like there was a pit in your stomach? What about a flutter in your heart? It turns out that the anatomical connections we make with certain emotions and feelings — what researchers ...

She was expecting time-sensitive medication, but opened the box to find two arms and four fingers meant to be used in surgical training, the coroner said.