Advancements in 3-D printing – a machine that can layer materials to create three-dimensional objects – have skyrocketed in recent years. But while many associate the technology with pointless ...

In a groundbreaking effort to enhance medical treatments for hearing loss and other inner ear conditions, a dedicated team of ...

An American medical team has reconstructed a human ear using the patient’s own tissue to create a 3D bioimplant. It is a pioneering procedure they hope can be used to treat people with a rare ...

Iris Kulbatski, a neuroscientist by training and word surgeon by trade, is a science editor with The Scientist's Creative Services Team. She holds a PhD in Medical Science and a Certificate in ...

This story appears in the March 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. What if you could press a button and a machine would make you a new nose or kidney? Scientists are exploring that ...