During a complicated bone surgery, every second matters. The longer a wound is open, the more likely it is to become infected ...

Spaceflight rewires the human body. Muscles shrink, bones thin and fluids shift towards the brain – but these changes may ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with psychologist Coltan Scrivner about his book Morbidly Curious: A Scientist Explains Why We Can't ...

Experts have been puzzled by recently discovered fossils from the hand of an extinct human relative, Paranthropus boisei.

PREVIOUSLY: Possible human remains found in Rutherford Co. – Oct. 17, 2025 RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office provided an update after additional human remains ...

Human bones have been found in an Upstate New York wooded area, according to New York State Police. Troopers said a property owner on Champlin Road in Sodus, N.Y., called 911 to report skeletal ...

Archaeologists excavating a vast Neolithic cathedral at Ness of Brodgar on the Scottish island of Orkney have made the rare discovery of a human arm bone. While the discovery of a single bone might ...

Archaeologists investigating a religious complex in Bolivia have discovered an ancient mortuary where human body parts were boiled, stripped of their flesh, and cleaned. Experts believe the practice ...

Mask-like facial skull found in China. Credit: Junmei Sawada / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Researchers in China have unearthed a striking collection of ancient crafted human bones dating back 5,000 years, ...

A review study conducted by Brazilian researchers found growing evidence that microplastics can reach and build up in human bone tissue, potentially disrupting bone metabolism. Lab and animal studies ...

Researchers reviewed more than 60 studies and found evidence that plastic particles can reach bone tissue, disrupt cell function, and may interfere with skeletal growth. Stacey Leasca is an ...

Ancient bones, artifacts and texts offer numerous insights into the past, as does the chewing gum that Neolithic people chewed on and spat out long ago. Analysis of lumps of birch bark tar from ...