Your body is an amazing biological machine and it s electric. Every heartbeat, thought, and movement depends on tiny electrical impulses running through your body. You might not feel them, but these ...

Writer Sally Adee says scientists are looking into ways to manipulate the body's natural electrical fields to try and treat wounds, depression,... How researchers are trying to harness the electricity ...

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Fish with exotic powers have long captured the imagination. Alessandro Volta noted striking similarity between electric fish and the voltaic piles from which he made the first effective battery.

LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: Do the holidays feel like a distant memory already? Are you back to dealing with nonstop email or Slack messages? If you're hoping 2024 could be the year you put your health ...

Have you ever thought about how we got into this situation where most of us are typing, tapping or scrolling on screens much of the day? Well, NPR's special series Body Electric is investigating our ...