The shortest mature adult human of whom there is independent evidence was Gul Mohammed in India. In 1990, he was measured in New Delhi and stood 22.5 inches tall.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
Organisms exhibit a diversity of behaviours, which include (clockwise from upper left), foraging and