The power of our bodies is truly incredible — for example, there are as many nerve cells in your brain as there are stars in ...

(WYTV) – Here are some interesting facts about the human body: Just like fingerprints, your tongue is unique — it’s got its own tongue print. We shed about 600,000 teeny tiny skin particles ...

9. Hypochondria is said to cause changes in gray matter volume in certain brain regions. This can create heightened ...

Beards are the fastest-growing hair on the human body. If a man never trims his beard, it can grow to be around thirty feet ...

Nanoplastics can enter the brain, accumulate in organs, and trigger inflammation. Learn how these invisible pollutants impact ...

Test your smarts against this one-minute video, where Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze uncovers the facts behind five popular myths about the human body. Smithsonian magazine | 1:31 ...

grandparents. About 43%, to be precise. This much of your body is made up of human cells, while the rest is a mix of bacteria, viruses and fungi that combine to make your microbiome. This is ...

a human genetic code would fill the pages of 200 1,000-page New York City telephone directories. Though we can't compile all the facts here, this list of mind-boggling facts and figures will get ...