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 ...

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

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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 ...

The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises an axial skeleton, which consists of the skull and the spine, as well as an ...

The discovery of what appeared to be a human femur and pelvic bone might have unnerved the construction workers who unearthed them near Lake Worth Beach last week, but for Dr. Heather Walsh-Haney and ...