It is the floor of the thoracic cavity and the ceiling of the abdominal cavity. Many body organs are near the diaphragm. Your heart, lungs, and the upper part of your esophagus (food pipe) are in the ...

Graphical abstract of microplastics invading the internal organs of sea turtles. Credit: Marine Environmental Research (2025) “Our study is the first to show direct evidence of the presence of ...

Extreme weather and climate events—such as heat waves and heavy rainfall—have significant effects on ecosystems, infrastructure, and society. To monitor these extremes, scientists usually ...

Physicists have now developed a microscopy technique based on ultrasound to reveal capillaries and cells across living organs -- something that wasn't possible before. Ultrasound is one of the ...

Kidneys have been a big question mark. Recent work reveals that these important organs could face more trouble than previously assumed, including a higher risk of stones and lasting damage. Several ...

Extreme weather and climate events—such as heat waves and heavy rainfall—have significant effects on ecosystems, infrastructure, and society. To monitor these extremes, scientists usually ...

Human in vitro models, such as organs-on-chip (OOC) models, have proven to be a valuable addition to the tissue modeling toolbox. The incorporation of an immune component is needed to bring OOC models ...

This report follows closely on from the Phase 1 ‘First-pass’ report of October 2001 (Internal Report 405 – Bishop & Walden 2003). That report investigated changes in fish communities in Gulungul Creek ...