In diabetes, much attention goes to sugar control, insulin levels, and the threat of nerve damage. But a new study reveals ...

The bones of these people are effectively stripped of their humanity—with little to no information about who they were, where they came from, or how the remains were obtained in the first place ...

Back in the 1970s, when archaeologists excavated a skeleton from an ancient graveyard in Belgium, they thought they had found a typical Roman burial. But during a recent reexamination of the bones ...

When Marshall Cordell started buying human bones in the late 1970s, he says a full skeleton from India cost “probably $199.” Back then, almost all real ...

Unless more bone material is found in the future, this is the sole known evidence of crucifixion from an archaeological excavation. It's not likely that a lot of evidence will be found, though ...

The following is an excerpt of Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone by Riley Black. Listen to his conversation on Science Friday here. With the exception of the sesamoid bones, strung along tendons, ...

The human skeletal system consists of all of the bones, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments in the body. Altogether, the skeleton makes up about 20 percent of a person’s body weight. An adult’s ...

If These Bones Could Talk: ... When all that's left is the skeleton, students clean the bones and send them here. The donors "give us all sorts of information about themselves," says Steadman.

Not because I had a twentysomething growth spurt, but because she’s been plagued by osteoporosis, which literally means “porous bone.” This horrible condition, which causes the bones to become more ...

Learn about the skeletal system and some unique trivia you might never have known about the bones, cartilage, and ligaments that make up your skeletal system. 1. Your skeleton is made of more than ...

The skeleton’s bones are actually much older, with the earliest “contributor” dying nearly 4,445 years ago, per New Scientist. The skeleton contains bones from multiple generations in the ...