The BBC's Human Body series forces us to face it head on as it examines the end of the human story. Death is not a single, instantaneous event. It is a gradual process as the body closes down. It is ...

Biology in the background Our skin protects us from the external environment and is considered to be the largest organ in the human body. The hairs on our skin grow from hair follicles, which are tiny ...

videoSkin - defend and protect This short film provides a close-up look under ... fighter to show how the body manages to control temperature by sweating. The human ear. videoThe human ear This ...

Declining trend in human body temperature The findings based on these data sets indicate a clear downward trend in average ...