Human biology

Una inusual aproximación a nuestro cuerpo para entender cómo y por qué es así, a partir del relato de los cientos de millones de años de evolución que nos han hecho ser como somos.

Charles Darwin escribió "El Origen del Hombre" en 1871, donde aplicó sus ideas evolutivas a la comprensión de la historia humana.

¿Cómo funciona el cerebro humano?

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Welcome to Dr Moreau's other island.

What makes your feet smell bad?

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Where did human beings come from?

Without muscles we would not be able to move.

How do our eyes and ears work?

Heart, lungs, kidneys, stomach - all these organs keep our bodies working, but what really goes on inside them?

Bones are the framework of our bodies, but they are much more than that.

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Despite their size, praying mantises are fierce hunters.

A spider's life cycle and eating habits are as interesting as the webs they create.

With the help of his pea plants, Gregor Mendel cracked the secret of heredity, how traits are passed from parents to children to grandchildren.

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, in which he writes of his theories of evolution by natural selection, is one of the most important works of scientific study ever published.

The Origin of Species is the magnum opus of natural scientist Charles Darwin.

From paintings and food to illness and icebergs, science is happening everywhere.

Schlafen sollte eigentlich das Einfachste von der Welt sein.

See how birds use feathers for flight, warmth, camouflage, and much more.