A new study suggests humans can sense hidden objects without touching them, by detecting faint movements in sand. This unexpected form of “remote touch” challenges traditional ideas about how the ...

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The specter of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study inevitably looms over talk of human subjects in medical research. The well-known case involved the U.S. Public Health Service, which, from 1932 to 1972, ...

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Mice have been shown to experience an artificial sense of limb ownership, similar to the famous "rubber-hand illusion" in humans. "The rubber hand illusion is a staple of the study of body ...

A new database tells the stories of victims of forced medical research during the Nazi era. What role do the specimens and findings from that time play in modern medicine and research?Forced medical ...

Uncover shocking real-life human experiments that reveal the dark side of scientific curiosity. Explore unsettling stories, ethical dilemmas, and the lasting impact these controversial studies had on ...

William Blake’s 1805 illustration for Scottish poet Robert Blair's poem "The Grave" imagines the soul rising from the body at death. It’s a little complicated to weigh a dying person on a hospital bed ...