These discoveries represent the earliest definitive example of human cannibalism in Europe. Earlier claims exist ...

A tiny, overlooked wrist bone called the pisiform may have played a pivotal role in bird flight and it turns out it evolved ...

Scientists have uncovered hidden bony armor—called osteoderms—beneath the skin of 29 goanna species across Australasia, a discovery that radically changes what we thought we knew about lizard ...

A pivotal wrist bone in birds appears earlier in theropods. This could shift views on how flight evolved. An analysis of two ...

Get answers to the most commonly asked questions about what happens when prostate cancer spreads to the bones — and what it means for your health and future.

Neanderthal genes may explain why some people have Chiari malformation type I, a condition in which the brain bulges out of ...

In a breakthrough for regenerative medicine, a new study from IMDEA Materials Institute researchers has demonstrated the ...

Bone tissue is composed of cells, namely osteoblasts, osteoclasts and osteocytes, and an extracellular matrix comprising inorganic hydroxyapatite crystals and organic collagen.

Cut marks on a child's cervical vertebra found at Atapuerca in Spain suggests Homo antecessor was indiscriminate about ...