For more than a century, the human appendix has been written off as a biological relic, a shrunken leftover from plant-eating ancestors that serves no real purpose. That view is now outdated. A ...

The human body is still a mystery, and some organs have largely been considered useless in one way or another. However, the ...

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic ...