Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin recently received support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to ...
When studying how fossil hominids moved, researchers usually analyze the morphology of bones—which is crucial for ...
Scientists have detected anatomical changes in modern humans that suggest we may still be evolving. In a study published in the Journal of Anatomy, researchers found that there has been an increase in ...
Leonardo da Vinci studied anatomy to gain a deeper knowledge of how the body worked. Leonardo da Vinci believed extensive knowledge of human anatomy was essential to depicting the human form. Since ...
On May 12, 1543, Jakob Karrer von Gebweiler was publicly beheaded for crimes committed in Basel, Switzerland. His corpse was turned over to a brilliant young Flemish doctor, Andreas Vesalius, who ...
Exhibitions of anatomical illustrations are like packs of cards: you can shuffle the deck but eventually the same old faces (or skulls, or spleens) appear. It is to the credit of Monique Kornell, the ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... There are lots of ways to heal after a romantic breakup. For Travis Bedel, it was creating collage. Not just any collage; fantastical and intricate collages ...
Novel surgical tools demand revision of our anatomical knowledge. Anatomical drawings are extraordinarily useful to describe organs and highlight surgical details, representing an exceptional method ...
During his long journey through Europe and the Levant in 1867, Mark Twain stopped off in Milan. Like many, he was struck by the grandeur of the city’s great cathedral, but it was something else that ...