A PRESTIGIOUS private school has held a burial ceremony for a 200-year-old skeleton it kept in its biology department. The ...

Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A ...

Well-preserved genomes show a “rare” leprosy strain thriving in ancient Chile, rewriting when and where Hansen’s Disease ...

A group of North Texas doctors and scientists printed part of a human femur—the longest and strongest bone in the body—that ...

Most people have 24 ribs, with 12 on each side of the body. No evidence indicates any difference between males and females. The ribs and rib cage are excellent examples of the human body’s ...

Skeletal muscles, which are voluntary and work in pairs, enable movement by contracting and pulling on bones. Smooth muscles operate involuntarily, facilitating processes like digestion and blood ...

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The Alpha android ’s skeleton closely mirrors human anatomy, featuring all 206 bones with minor fusions, fully articulated joints, and artificial ligaments.

Lucy's skeleton shows a combination of primitive features, such as a small braincase similar to those of non-human primates, and derived features, such as evidence of walking upright habitually ...