Human anatomy is far from complete, with ongoing discoveries reshaping understanding of variation, structure, and disease.

Kevin Durant's body language this season became a point of discussion. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Gregory Shamus / Getty Images This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering ...

The rise of full-body MRI scans has been framed as a victory for consumer empowerment. Skip the referrals. Skip the waiting. Pay out of pocket and finally see what is happening inside your body, ...

Your body is with you 24/7. But how often do you actually stop to think about what it’s doing? Probably not much, and honestly, that’s for the best. Because the more you dig into how it really works, ...

Some years ago, I had a colonoscopy without being fully anesthetized, and was able to watch on a computer screen the shifting views of the insides of my colon. I was both fascinated and disturbed.

Understanding gene expression within the body has been a boon for 21st century biology and therapeutics, but most discoveries that use these technologies only focus on one organ or one small area of ...