However, he did no human dissections—they were illegal during his time—and many of his extrapolations from animal to ... his ...

Cats are one of the most captivating creatures in the animal kingdom. They are graceful yet incredible hunters, seemingly ...

The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius. We know him as a polymath whose interests spanned astronomy, geology, hydrology, engineering and physics. As a painter, his Mona Lisa and Last ...

Humans don't have hollow bones like birds do, so how big would our wings have to be to lift us off the ground?

The story of human evolution in ancient past is said to be written in our modern bodies. In his book “Descent of Man,” Charles Darwin talks about vestigial structures. A vestigial structure is a body ...

What animal has the strongest bite force ever recorded? The saltwater crocodile. Dr. Gregory Erickson, professor of anatomy and paleobiology ... but the massive neck and jaw muscles that give ...

Those wings would also need flight muscles wrapping around from ... humans are at an evolutionary disadvantage. Flying animals have been perfecting their anatomy for flight for millennia.

25."A man in his thirties was suddenly at the door. He was crunched over like he was having severe abdominal pain. He was ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

This eerie roadside attraction in Michigan explores the science and history of death. Its macabre artifacts and exhibits ...