Learn more about the human tailbone and how, even though we may not have a strict need for it anymore, it still helps us with ...

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

Svetlana Komarova first began studying bone as a postdoctoral fellow at NASA, where her research was focused on the bone loss ...

Ancient ankle bones of Ardipithecus ramidus reveal how early humans combined climbing and upright walking, reshaping the ...

Lead is a powerful neurotoxin that disrupts the growth and function of both brain and body. There is no safe level of lead exposure, and even the smallest traces can impair memory, learning and ...

Deciphering how the GR forms oligomers—through the binding of several subunits—opens a crucial avenue for developing more ...

One of the most important news stories to emerge from the diverse field of science is that there may be a way to regenerate ...

Ageing is a natural process, and one must embrace it with grace. However, while everyone ages, the human body starts to ...

Stem cells, which drive regeneration, require a microenvironment in tissue called a niche, but not so much in this ...