April 9 (UPI) --NASA is offering $3 million to anyone who proposes technology to solve an unusual problem: recycling feces and other human waste in space. The space agency's LunaRecycle Challenge ...

THE third part of Professor Walmsley's “Manual of Practical Anatomy “is devoted to the dissection of the head and neck, for which a period of about ten weeks is suggested. The usual order of ...

BOSTON — A Brazilian national living in Worcester was arrested Wednesday for his alleged role in a “large-scale” human smuggling ring to illegally move migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border and into ...

The ribs and rib cage are excellent examples of the human body’s multifaceted and ... These ribs attach to the thoracic vertebra of the spinal column in the back. Ribs 8 to 10 are known as ...

(Johannesburg) – Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against a journalist for his reporting, Human Rights Watch said today. Blessed Mhlanga ...

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The liver is located in the upper right-hand portion of the abdominal cavity, beneath the diaphragm, and on top of the stomach, right kidney, and intestines. Shaped like a cone, the liver is a dark ...

Together, the brain and spinal cord that extends from it make up the central nervous system, or CNS. What is the brain made of? Weighing about 3 pounds in the average adult, the brain is about 60% fat ...