While the common ancestor of vertebrates with synovial joints is still a mystery, the oldest specimen with evidence of these ...

The left hip and leg bones from a young female Paranthropus robustus discovered in South Africa show she was extremely short ...

While full-grown adults have 206 bones, babies are born with far more. Here's how many, and what happens to them.

A contractor doing some work at a private home in Southern Shores discovered the skeletal remains of an individual on Tuesday, March 18, according to Southern Shores Police Chief David Kole.

Patients with mCRPC prostate cancer have an elevated risk of fractures due to bone metastases and use of androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPI).

Authorities in Waushara County are investigating an area where a human skeleton was found last week.On Thursday, just after 5 ...

Current processing techniques for harvesting DNA from osseous elements are destructive, and success rates vary widely. When skeletal elements are homogenized into a fine powder, endogenous DNA may be ...

The juvenile fin whale washed ashore on the Anchorage mud flats in November and drew thousands of visitors. It’s still there.

Newly analyzed fossil skeleton of Mixodectes pungens reveals its tree-dwelling lifestyle, dietary habits, and ties to ...

The discovery of new fossils in Swartkrans Cave, South Africa, has reshaped our understanding of Paranthropus robustus, an ...

Prosecutors in western Mexico confirmed this week the discovery of hundreds of clothing items and bone fragments by a group ...

When a group of citizens searching for missing relatives in the western state of Jalisco arrived at a remote ranch outside ...