Dr. Erica Brozovsky of Otherwords explained the Latin-Germanic origins of body part names and how they turned into the words ...

BBC Bitesize talks you through the names you probably never knew for five parts of the body you see all the time, from your canthus right down to your hallux. Take a look at your fingernail (or ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Lauren Cusitello of San Diego, Cali.

Taking in oxygen to power your whole body is just one part of your lung function. Altogether, your lungs are a highly efficient machine—and they do a lot more than you might think. Discover more ...

Some human body parts serve no purpose despite once having a specific function among our ancestors. The appendix, for example, is not an essential body part (though some research suggests it may ...