Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy ...

An organ is a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific task in the body, such as digesting nutrients or producing chemical messengers that enable brain cells to communicate. Although ...

The From Labs to Lives Blog connects everyday topics with UC Davis research. Each post is reviewed by our experts, ensuring you always get useful information you can trust. Because we can’t see them, ...

For decades, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit has been the widely accepted “normal” average temperature for the human body. But new research adds to the growing body of evidence that humans actually run a bit ...

These days, it’s hard to miss the body positivity movement. But love and respect for the body isn’t new and wasn’t invented by the West. Indeed, global research I’ve collaborated on has found that ...

If you’re overwhelmed with constantly thinking about your body—the things you love, hate, and are a work in progress—body neutrality might speak to you. It’s a measured approach to body image that's ...

What Makes Us Human? is a biweekly column from Emi Sakamoto ’28. Sakamoto investigates the question to better understand human-centered meaning in the midst of a rapidly evolving artificial landscape.