Engineers at MIT have devised an ingenious new way to produce artificial muscles for soft robots that can flex in more than one direction, similar to the complex muscles in the human body. The team ...

Run a finger down the center of the forearm, curl the fingers, and flex the wrist. For many people, a thin cord jumps into view, tight as a guitar string under the skin. It feels deliberate, almost ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- Researchers at Stanford have invented a new way to look at muscles in the human body and they're hoping that it could help lead to break throughs in some of the most ...

A mechanism that activates specific muscles in our ears is a leftover from our evolutionary past, back when our ancestors depended more on their hearing for survival. When you purchase through links ...

Strength training is important for everyone. We all need this type of movement to build and maintain muscle and to stay healthy and mobile as we age. Stephanie Mansour, a personal trainer, weight-loss ...

There are a few body parts that remain the same size from the moment we're born until the end of our lives. The human body is an incredible structure of balance, precision, and evolution. While most ...