Cultures worldwide have spun curious and eerie tales about the human body’s quirks, shaping beliefs that persist to this day ...

Andreas Otte examined the left hand, as too many bones are missing from the right hand. Using a photo of what historians believe to be Bach’s skeleton, Otte calculated the hand’s size—nearly ...

If you clench your hand into a fist, this is approximately the same size as your heart. It is located in the middle of the chest and slightly towards the left. The heart is a large muscular pump ...