Body shaming, a prevalent issue in today’s society, deeply impacts the mental and emotional health of countless women. The culture of criticizing or making negative comments about a woman’s body, ...

Some body parts actually have no use. The tailbone, a third eyelid and multiple obscure muscles fall into the category of human body parts that are no longer necessary to modern humans. For years, ...

In “Presence,” the historian Erin Maglaque pieces together the fragments of early modern womanhood. Credit...Nicole Natri Supported by By Mattie Kahn Mattie Kahn is the author of “Young and Restless: ...

From fat cells that stretch like spandex to more flexible muscles, scientists are finding that women’s bodies are just as strong as men’s. A surfer prepares for one of the worst surfing mishaps, a ...

Many of the body's biggest flaws are the result of evolution building on old designs instead of starting over. Our spine, eyes, teeth, pelvis, and even certain nerves all reveal compromises that ...