“I'm sure we're going to find out one day that the brain is as worthless as the appendix.” —Scott McClanahan The poor, maligned appendix. That worm-like accessory dangling from our intestines has long ...

For years, the appendix was brushed off as a useless leftover from human evolution. Many of us grew up believing that it served no real purpose and was better off removed at the first sign of trouble.

Conservationist Bindi Irwin has thanked fans for their "kind messages" after she underwent emergency surgery to have her appendix and 14 endometriosis lesions removed last weekend, and she is now "on ...