Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy straightforward explanation. From the jut of the human chin to the curve of the outer ...

Goosebumps, scientifically known as cutis anserina, are an involuntary response triggered by the contraction of arrector pili muscles. This ancient mechanism helped early humans by trapping warm air ...

Damian Bailey is supported by grants from the European Space Agency, SpaceX and Royal Society Wolfson Research Fellowship. He is Editor-in-Chief of Experimental Physiology and outgoing Chair of the ...