Give it enough time and the right conditions and it will go about crystallising minerals, hardening secretions and, in rare cases, turning tragedy into rock. Gallstones. Kidney stones. Tonsil stones.

Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation The human body, it turns out, is surprisingly good at making stone. Give it enough time and the right ...

The human body, it turns out, is surprisingly good at making stone. Give it enough time and the right conditions and it will go about crystallising minerals, hardening secretions and, in rare cases, ...

Have you ever found a whiteish-yellowish lump in the back of your throat, and wondered what it might be or where it came from? It might be a tonsil stone. These pesky little bacteria buildups are one ...